Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 8 · 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.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) skip it for good (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
2. 2.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a glass of water (d) a full night’s sleep
3. 3.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 10:00 PM
4. 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a dim room (c) a quiet corner (d) TV in view
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) old topics each week (d) six hours in one go
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) last-minute marathons (d) six hours in one go
11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) writing it from memory
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
17. 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
18. 18.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the prettiest ones
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
23. 23.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
27. 27.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) last-minute marathons
31. 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
32. 32.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) copy it neatly (c) read it twice more (d) close it and recall it
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
36. 36.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a glass of water (d) studying all night
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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