Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 626 · 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 breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) starting without a plan (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
3. 3.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 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.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
9. 9.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
10. 10.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) water bottle ready (c) a goal for the session (d) notifications off
11. 11.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) scrolling in bed
12. 12.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) write what you know
13. 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) one long read-through (c) all in one night (d) last-minute marathons
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
16. 16.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
17. 17.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
20. 20.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) is the best way
26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
27. 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
28. 28.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) hide it for a month
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) last-minute marathons
31. 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 1-minute snack (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
40. 40.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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