Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 929 · 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.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
3. 3.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) never looking again
7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) copy it neatly (c) highlight all of it (d) close it and recall it
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) it is a rule (c) teachers say so (d) to save paper
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
17. 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
19. 19.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) all day (c) 5 minutes (d) 3 hours
20. 20.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
22. 22.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) on the bed (d) a dim room
23. 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
24. 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
25. 25.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a regular bedtime (c) gaming till midnight (d) a TV on while studying
26. 26.📅 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 fourth review?
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 56 (c) distance ÷ time (d) mice
29. 29.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
30. 30.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
35. 35.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) a longer break (c) a new subject (d) no more breaks
36. 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
37. 37.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
39. 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) sleep on time (c) watch a late film (d) study till 3 AM

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