Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 149 · 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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
2. 2.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 120 minutes?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a messy desk (c) one task at a time (d) notifications off
4. 4.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
6. 6.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
9. 9.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
10. 10.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
11. 11.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) no break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 5-minute break
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) a timer on the desk (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
16. 16.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
19. 19.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) no review at all
20. 20.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
24. 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
25. 25.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 170 minutes?
27. 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
30. 30.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
32. 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
33. 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 56 (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) What do roots do?
34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) highlighting in yellow
38. 38.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
39. 39.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum

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