Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 565 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the newest only
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering a quiz (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) scanning the headings
4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
5. 5.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it helps store learning (c) it wastes study time (d) it does not matter
7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) teaching it to a sibling
11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
12. 12.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 1-minute snack
13. 13.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) looking at the diagrams (d) scanning the headings
18. 18.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
20. 20.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) last-minute marathons (c) a little every day (d) six hours in one go
21. 21.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
23. 23.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) make you forget
24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
25. 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
26. 26.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
29. 29.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
30. 30.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
32. 32.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
33. 33.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a new subject (c) a test (d) no more breaks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) six hours in one go (d) starting the day before
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) more practice on misses (d) shuffling the deck
38. 38.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) short keywords

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