Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 17 · 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.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
3. 3.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
4. 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
7. 7.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 3 hours (d) 25 minutes
9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
10. 10.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
12. 12.Which of these hurts learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a glass of water (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a regular bedtime
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) copying the summary
21. 21.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
23. 23.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
27. 27.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) notifications off (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for the session
29. 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for the session (d) phone in another room
33. 33.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) the same spot daily
34. 34.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) starting the day before (c) gaps that grow longer (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
36. 36.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend

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