Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 380 · 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 topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
2. 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
4. 4.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
6. 6.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
7. 7.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.📅 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?
12. 12.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) more practice on misses
14. 14.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
19. 19.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
21. 21.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
23. 23.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
26. 26.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
31. 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
33. 33.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
36. 36.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) no break for hours (c) scrolling in bed (d) a glass of water
37. 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) Plural of “mouse”?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
40. 40.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month

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