Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 39 · 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) writing it from memory (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
2. 2.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
5. 5.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) in another room (c) under the pillow (d) on the book
6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
9. 9.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) last-minute marathons (d) short repeat sessions
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
17. 17.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) starting the day before
18. 18.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
23. 23.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) no break (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 2-hour nap
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
28. 28.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) the same spot daily
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
32. 32.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
33. 33.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) is the best way
34. 34.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 56
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
39. 39.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines
40. 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming

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