Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 976 · 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 hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) no break for hours (c) a short walk outdoors (d) short breaks to stretch
2. 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
3. 3.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
9. 9.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
11. 11.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) listening to a recap
14. 14.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a quiet corner (c) the same spot daily (d) good light
16. 16.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) highlight all of it (c) close it and recall it (d) read it twice more
17. 17.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it takes no time (c) it is too hard (d) familiar is not known
18. 18.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) reading the notes again
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) writing it from memory
22. 22.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
25. 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.📅 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?
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
29. 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
31. 31.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) a cluttered table
32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
33. 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
34. 34.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
37. 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
39. 39.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

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