Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 513 · 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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
2. 2.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
3. 3.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
4. 4.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) reply at once
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) a timer on the desk (d) TV on in the room
9. 9.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
12. 12.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) it saves electricity
13. 13.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
15. 15.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
16. 16.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
20. 20.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) last-minute marathons (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
23. 23.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
24. 24.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
25. 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
26. 26.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) What do roots do? (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
32. 32.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
33. 33.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) a glass of water (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) a messy desk
35. 35.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
36. 36.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering a quiz (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling

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