Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 179 · 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.📅 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?
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
4. 4.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:45 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 8:00 PM
5. 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) notifications off (d) TV on in the room
8. 8.📅 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 4?
9. 9.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
10. 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 56 (c) mice (d) modern
14. 14.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
15. 15.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
19. 19.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
24. 24.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) listening to a recap (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering a quiz
28. 28.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
31. 31.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
38. 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) listening to a recap (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams

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