Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 358 · 40 questions

Study tip (Recall, space, mix): Find the topic: recall, spacing, mixing, notes, flashcards, focus or rest. Techniques that make you retrieve, space and mix usually beat re-reading, cramming and blocks. For sums: review day = day + gap; Pomodoro rounds = minutes ÷ 30; focus minutes = rounds × 25.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a firm chair (c) the same spot daily (d) good light
2. 2.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) nobody checks them (c) they are cheaper (d) they look nicer
3. 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
4. 4.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) highlighting in yellow
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) looking at the diagrams
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
9. 9.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
13. 13.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone in your hand (d) phone on loud
14. 14.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) looking at the diagrams (d) a blank-page brain dump
19. 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) distance ÷ time (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
21. 21.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) 3 hours (d) all day
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
27. 27.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
28. 28.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
29. 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a dim room (c) a noisy hallway (d) phone face-up nearby
31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a timer on the desk (c) checking messages (d) water bottle ready
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
38. 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) writing it from memory (d) covering the answers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) writing every line

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