Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 25 · 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 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 fourth review?
2. 2.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) answering with book shut (d) listening to a recap
5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
6. 6.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
7. 7.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
8. 8.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
10. 10.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) familiar is not known (c) it takes no time (d) it is too hard
11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
18. 18.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
19. 19.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📅 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?
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) scanning the headings (d) a blank-page brain dump
25. 25.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
27. 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
28. 28.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
34. 34.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
35. 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
36. 36.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
37. 37.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
38. 38.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
40. 40.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write

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