Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 455 · 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.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
4. 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
5. 5.📵 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
6. 6.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
9. 9.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) starting without a plan
12. 12.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
13. 13.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) feel bad and stop (c) start a new topic (d) review it sooner
14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
16. 16.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:45 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:15 PM
17. 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
19. 19.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
20. 20.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
29. 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
32. 32.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
33. 33.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 8:00 PM
34. 34.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a reason to stop (c) a waste of time (d) a disaster
36. 36.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
38. 38.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area

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