Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 835 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) distance ÷ time (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
12. 12.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
15. 15.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to finish faster
16. 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
20. 20.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
23. 23.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 5-minute break (c) a 2-hour nap (d) no break
24. 24.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
27. 27.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
29. 29.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) water bottle ready (c) a goal for the session (d) TV on in the room
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
33. 33.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) on the bed
34. 34.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
39. 39.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True

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