Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 386 · 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.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) TV in view (d) a dim room
4. 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
6. 6.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
7. 7.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 200 minutes?
8. 8.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
9. 9.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) looking at the diagrams
11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) scanning the headings
13. 13.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
14. 14.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
15. 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
16. 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
17. 17.📅 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
18. 18.Which of these hurts learning? (a) studying all night (b) a short walk outdoors (c) a glass of water (d) screens off before bed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a messy desk (c) starting without a plan (d) one task at a time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a messy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) starting without a plan
21. 21.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
25. 25.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) on the bed (c) a noisy hallway (d) a quiet corner
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
34. 34.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) books within reach (c) good light (d) a firm chair
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) starting the day before (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
39. 39.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed

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