Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 398 · 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 cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
10. 10.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) no break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 2-hour nap
11. 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) short repeat sessions (c) gaps that grow longer (d) last-minute marathons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) a timer on the desk
13. 13.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) skip it for good (d) review it sooner
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
15. 15.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a dim room (c) a clear desk (d) good light
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
20. 20.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) copy it neatly (c) close it and recall it (d) highlight all of it
21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
23. 23.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
24. 24.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a cluttered table (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
27. 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
28. 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
29. 29.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering with book shut
31. 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
33. 33.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 140 minutes?
34. 34.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
36. 36.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
39. 39.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is faster (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always

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