Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 995 · 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 cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
2. 2.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a whole chapter (c) ten facts (d) a full page
4. 4.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
9. 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
11. 11.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) hide it for a month
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
16. 16.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
19. 19.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
21. 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
22. 22.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) all in one night (c) starting the day before (d) never reviewing again
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) TV in view
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
29. 29.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
34. 34.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 7:15 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 7:45 PM
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
37. 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
38. 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
39. 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
40. 40.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter

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