Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 429 · 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.📵 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
2. 2.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a waste of time (c) useful — fix it now (d) a disaster
3. 3.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
7. 7.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) a goal for the session (d) a messy desk
8. 8.🃏 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
9. 9.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a clear desk (c) TV in view (d) the same spot daily
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
18. 18.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
19. 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
21. 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
22. 22.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
27. 27.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
30. 30.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) modern
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
36. 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
37. 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
38. 38.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) TV in view (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) a quiet corner
39. 39.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice

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