Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 363 · 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.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
2. 2.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) read the summary (c) underline it (d) look at pictures
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
4. 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
6. 6.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
8. 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) never use it again (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
11. 11.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
12. 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a goal for the session
15. 15.📅 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 third review?
16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
18. 18.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
22. 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering a quiz (b) looking at the diagrams (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
25. 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
26. 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
28. 28.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
30. 30.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a quiet corner (c) a firm chair (d) phone face-up nearby
31. 31.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
35. 35.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) a whole chapter (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
37. 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
38. 38.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 3 hours (c) 25 minutes (d) 5 minutes

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