Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 379 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) all in one night
4. 4.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
6. 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a goal for the session (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
9. 9.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
13. 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
18. 18.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
23. 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
24. 24.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) the same spot daily (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
26. 26.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
27. 27.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) never at all
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
31. 31.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
33. 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
35. 35.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) writing it from memory (d) looking at the diagrams
37. 37.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
38. 38.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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