Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 55 · 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.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
3. 3.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
12. 12.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) no more breaks (c) a new subject (d) a test
13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) books within reach (d) a firm chair
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
19. 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) starting the day before (c) six hours in one go (d) all in one night
20. 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
21. 21.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a goal for the session (c) starting without a plan (d) three tasks at once
23. 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
24. 24.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a glass of water (d) a new bedtime every day
25. 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
28. 28.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
29. 29.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
34. 34.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) the memory lasts longer (c) teachers say so (d) to save paper
38. 38.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) 56 (c) modern (d) take in water
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
40. 40.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long

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