Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 393 · 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) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
2. 2.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
7. 7.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
8. 8.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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 is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) a timer on the desk (d) checking messages
13. 13.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) phone face-up nearby (c) good light (d) a dim room
15. 15.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
18. 18.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
19. 19.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
20. 20.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) in another room (c) on the book (d) under the pillow
21. 21.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
25. 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) a timer on the desk
26. 26.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) water bottle ready (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
30. 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) looking at the diagrams
32. 32.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) checking messages
34. 34.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
40. 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?

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