Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 21 · 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 of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
2. 2.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
8. 8.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
10. 10.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
17. 17.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
19. 19.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
23. 23.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
24. 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) phone face-up nearby (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
25. 25.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
26. 26.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
27. 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) short keywords
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.😴 Nisha goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
33. 33.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
35. 35.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) to hide from family
36. 36.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a glass of water (c) no break for hours (d) a TV on while studying
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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