Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 153 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
2. 2.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
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 2?
4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
9. 9.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
19. 19.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) three tasks at once
20. 20.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a TV on while studying (d) studying all night
21. 21.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
24. 24.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
26. 26.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) notifications off (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for the session
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
32. 32.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) TV on in the room (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
35. 35.True or false: “starting without a plan” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
37. 37.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) screens off before bed (c) a TV on while studying (d) a full night’s sleep
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
39. 39.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) your next snack (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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