Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 463 · 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 hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a new bedtime every day (c) screens off before bed (d) a short walk outdoors
2. 2.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) last-minute marathons
3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
4. 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a messy desk (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) notifications off
5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
6. 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) highlighting in yellow
11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
12. 12.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
13. 13.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
14. 14.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
16. 16.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 6:00 PM (c) 7:00 PM (d) 9:00 PM
17. 17.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
18. 18.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) bad for learning
22. 22.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) What do roots do? (d) Formula for speed?
23. 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
24. 24.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a goal for the session (d) three tasks at once
25. 25.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
26. 26.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) is the best way (d) never fails
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
31. 31.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
33. 33.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a disaster (c) a waste of time (d) useful — fix it now
34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
35. 35.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
39. 39.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) recalling without notes (c) copying the book (d) highlighting key lines

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