Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 951 · 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 learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
2. 2.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
6. 6.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) a whole page per card
7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
8. 8.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🧠 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
13. 13.True or false: “a TV on while studying” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
18. 18.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) scanning the headings
21. 21.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 10:00 PM
22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
23. 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
24. 24.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 5-minute break (d) no break
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) highlighting in yellow
26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) one long read-through (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
29. 29.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
34. 34.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) in front of the TV (d) quiet, tidy and bright
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
37. 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
39. 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

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