Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 57 · 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: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
5. 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
6. 6.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
7. 7.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
8. 8.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
9. 9.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
12. 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
14. 14.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) copy it neatly (c) close it and recall it (d) read it twice more
15. 15.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) phone in another room (c) notifications off (d) TV on in the room
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) starting the day before
21. 21.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
26. 26.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) scanning the headings
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
31. 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
32. 32.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
36. 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
37. 37.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
39. 39.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons

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