Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 102 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
2. 2.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone on loud (c) phone in your hand (d) phone out of sight
3. 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
5. 5.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) lasts for years (c) fades very quickly (d) is the best way
6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
8. 8.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
9. 9.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is faster
10. 10.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
12. 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
15. 15.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) end the session (c) call them now (d) reply in the break
17. 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
19. 19.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
20. 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
21. 21.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
25. 25.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
26. 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
27. 27.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on in the room (d) a timer on the desk
29. 29.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 8:00 PM
31. 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 170 minutes?
32. 32.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
33. 33.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
34. 34.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it helps store learning (c) it wastes study time (d) it erases notes
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) a full page (d) ten facts
38. 38.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away

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