Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 70 · 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 a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
2. 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
10. 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
11. 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
12. 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) listening to a recap (d) answering with book shut
21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) scanning the headings (d) answering a quiz
24. 24.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
26. 26.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) books within reach (c) a noisy hallway (d) phone face-up nearby
28. 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.True or false: “a messy desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
32. 32.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:15 PM
34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
35. 35.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
36. 36.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
38. 38.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
39. 39.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 10:30 PM
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling

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