Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 51 · 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.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 155 minutes?
2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
4. 4.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
9. 9.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
12. 12.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
14. 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
16. 16.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) never use it again (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
18. 18.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it is faster
19. 19.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
23. 23.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
24. 24.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
27. 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
31. 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 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.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) never reviewing (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
35. 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
36. 36.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
37. 37.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “What do roots do?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
39. 39.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True

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