Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 314 · 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.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it saves electricity (d) it is a rule
2. 2.📅 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?
3. 3.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
6. 6.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) no more breaks (c) a test (d) a new subject
7. 7.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
8. 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) last-minute marathons
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
15. 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
16. 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
20. 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) one task at a time (b) no break for 3 hours (c) TV on in the room (d) starting without a plan
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
23. 23.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
24. 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
26. 26.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) read it twice more
27. 27.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 9:00 PM
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
30. 30.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) short repeat sessions (c) gaps that grow longer (d) old topics each week
32. 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) bad for learning
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
38. 38.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
39. 39.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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