Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 560 · 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.📅 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?
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
4. 4.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
6. 6.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
9. 9.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
11. 11.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
13. 13.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) starting without a plan (c) water bottle ready (d) a messy desk
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) TV on in the room (d) checking messages
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
20. 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
22. 22.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
24. 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
26. 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
30. 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
33. 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
34. 34.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) water bottle ready
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
39. 39.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

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