Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 571 · 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: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 1 hour on 4 days
3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
6. 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) books within reach
7. 7.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
8. 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
18. 18.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
24. 24.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) in front of the TV (d) quiet, tidy and bright
25. 25.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a glass of water
26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
29. 29.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
30. 30.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) read the summary
31. 31.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) skip it for good (d) review it sooner
34. 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a new bedtime every day
35. 35.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
36. 36.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) teachers say so
37. 37.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it is too hard (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
38. 38.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly

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