Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 221 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
3. 3.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) a dark corner (c) on your bed (d) in front of the TV
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
5. 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
8. 8.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
9. 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
10. 10.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
15. 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
16. 16.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
19. 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
20. 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a short walk outdoors (c) gaming till midnight (d) studying all night
23. 23.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
24. 24.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
25. 25.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
31. 31.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 7:15 PM (d) 8:45 PM
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
38. 38.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) reading notes slowly (c) highlighting key lines (d) copying the book
39. 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly

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