Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 487 · 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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
2. 2.📅 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 second review?
3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
5. 5.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) no break (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 1-minute snack
6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) writing it from memory
7. 7.🔀 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
8. 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
9. 9.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
10. 10.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
13. 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) distance ÷ time (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) a quiet corner (d) on the bed
17. 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
19. 19.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a TV on while studying (c) a glass of water (d) scrolling in bed
21. 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
24. 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
26. 26.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
28. 28.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) scrolling in bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) studying all night
30. 30.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) never reviewing again
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
35. 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
37. 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
38. 38.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) no more breaks (c) a test (d) a longer break
39. 39.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front

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