Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 54 · 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: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
2. 2.📅 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?
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) starting the day before
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
6. 6.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
12. 12.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
13. 13.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) 7 × 8 = ?
15. 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
17. 17.Which of these hurts learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) short breaks to stretch (c) screens off before bed (d) a full night’s sleep
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
19. 19.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) a review calendar
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) a timer on the desk
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
33. 33.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
34. 34.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
35. 35.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) familiar is not known (c) it uses a pen (d) it takes no time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
37. 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) six hours in one go (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) short repeat sessions (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
40. 40.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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