Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 24 · 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 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 2?
2. 2.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
6. 6.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
9. 9.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
11. 11.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a messy desk
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) a quiet corner (d) TV in view
15. 15.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a regular bedtime
17. 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) old topics each week (b) never reviewing again (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
20. 20.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
22. 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 170 minutes?
23. 23.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) scanning the headings
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) short repeat sessions (c) six hours in one go (d) gaps that grow longer
26. 26.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
27. 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
30. 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
31. 31.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) starting the day before (c) a little every day (d) last-minute marathons
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
39. 39.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions

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