Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 23 · 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.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) copying the book
2. 2.Which of these is cramming? (a) six hours in one go (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) answering with book shut (d) writing it from memory
9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) scanning the headings (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
12. 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
14. 14.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster
23. 23.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) your own words
26. 26.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) area sums only (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
28. 28.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
29. 29.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) all day (d) 5 minutes
30. 30.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are long
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these helps you focus? (a) notifications off (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a messy desk (d) three tasks at once
35. 35.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) a dim room (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) take in water (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
39. 39.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions

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