Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 371 · 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.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
2. 2.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) listening to a recap (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
5. 5.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a clear desk (c) a noisy hallway (d) phone face-up nearby
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
15. 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
17. 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a timer on the desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a messy desk
19. 19.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) fades very quickly (d) is the best way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) a blank-page brain dump
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) take in water (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
23. 23.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
26. 26.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a noisy hallway (c) phone face-up nearby (d) TV in view
29. 29.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
30. 30.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a reason to stop (c) a waste of time (d) useful — fix it now
31. 31.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
35. 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
36. 36.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) screens off before bed (c) a glass of water (d) a TV on while studying
37. 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
38. 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a TV on while studying (c) a full night’s sleep (d) gaming till midnight
39. 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) highlighting in yellow

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