Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 730 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
2. 2.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
4. 4.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
7. 7.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
9. 9.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
11. 11.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) never looking again
16. 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
18. 18.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
21. 21.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
22. 22.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a short walk outdoors (c) screens off before bed (d) scrolling in bed
23. 23.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 2-hour nap (d) no break
27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) distance ÷ time (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
29. 29.📅 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 3?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
31. 31.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
32. 32.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) gaps that grow longer (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) old topics each week (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
37. 37.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
38. 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a new bedtime every day (c) screens off before bed (d) studying all night
39. 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) listening to a recap

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