Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 579 · 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 is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
6. 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) writing it from memory
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
14. 14.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
16. 16.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Underline roots.” (d) “What do roots do?”
17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
21. 21.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
22. 22.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
26. 26.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
28. 28.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) covering the answers
31. 31.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
33. 33.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) underline it (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
35. 35.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
36. 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
38. 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 56 (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
40. 40.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 56

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