Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 557 · 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.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) mice (d) Capital of Kerala?
2. 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) take in water (d) 56
3. 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) one task at a time (c) notifications off (d) three tasks at once
5. 5.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) gaps that grow longer
7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) on the bed
9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
10. 10.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
11. 11.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
13. 13.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
14. 14.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) no break (c) a 2-hour nap (d) a 1-minute snack
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
17. 17.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) last-minute marathons (d) starting the day before
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
19. 19.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) reviewing over time (c) cramming at night (d) never reviewing
20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
21. 21.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) your next snack (c) one clear task (d) ten tasks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
24. 24.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
26. 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
28. 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
30. 30.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
31. 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
32. 32.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
33. 33.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
37. 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
39. 39.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning

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