Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 48 · 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 learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
3. 3.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
5. 5.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 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 fourth review?
7. 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) 25 minutes
12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
15. 15.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
16. 16.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
20. 20.True or false: “a TV on while studying” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
22. 22.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
23. 23.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it wastes study time (d) it helps store learning
25. 25.🧠 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
27. 27.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) same type, page by page
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
32. 32.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a TV on while studying (c) scrolling in bed (d) gaming till midnight
34. 34.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
38. 38.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📅 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 4?
40. 40.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False

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