Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 390 · 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.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
4. 4.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
5. 5.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
6. 6.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “What do roots do?”
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) answering with book shut
9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
10. 10.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it uses a pen (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
11. 11.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
16. 16.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
18. 18.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) good light (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
20. 20.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
24. 24.📅 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 2?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
28. 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) TV in view
29. 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) scanning the headings (d) teaching it to a sibling
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering a quiz (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
32. 32.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
36. 36.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a longer break (c) a test (d) a new subject
38. 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
39. 39.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again

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