Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 415 · 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 of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) clear headings
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) one task at a time (c) starting without a plan (d) water bottle ready
3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
5. 5.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) TV in view (c) a dim room (d) a noisy hallway
9. 9.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply at once (c) reply in the break (d) end the session
10. 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
12. 12.Which of these hurts learning? (a) studying all night (b) screens off before bed (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a regular bedtime
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
15. 15.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
16. 16.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) last-minute marathons (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
19. 19.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) notifications off (d) water bottle ready
20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) never reviewing again
23. 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
27. 27.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
28. 28.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) gaming till midnight (c) a new bedtime every day (d) scrolling in bed
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
31. 31.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
32. 32.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
35. 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
36. 36.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) phone face-up nearby (c) good light (d) a quiet corner
37. 37.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) old topics each week (c) a review calendar (d) short repeat sessions
38. 38.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a waste of time (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
39. 39.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
40. 40.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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