Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 388 · 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.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
2. 2.📅 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 fourth review?
3. 3.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
8. 8.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
9. 9.📅 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 first review?
10. 10.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
11. 11.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) reply in the break (c) end the session (d) call them now
13. 13.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
14. 14.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
18. 18.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
20. 20.📖 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
21. 21.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
24. 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
28. 28.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
31. 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a dim room (c) phone face-up nearby (d) books within reach
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
34. 34.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
36. 36.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.📅 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 second review?

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