Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 93 · 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) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
2. 2.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) a timer on the desk
3. 3.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
4. 4.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
5. 5.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) never reviewing (d) studying once, long
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
8. 8.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
11. 11.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
14. 14.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
16. 16.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) no break (d) a 1-minute snack
17. 17.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
18. 18.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) your next snack (c) one clear task (d) ten tasks
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering with book shut
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) a timer on the desk
26. 26.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
28. 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
29. 29.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
30. 30.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
31. 31.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) end the session
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) one long read-through (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
34. 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) short repeat sessions (d) six hours in one go
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
38. 38.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
39. 39.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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