Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 41 · 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 passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) writing it from memory (d) copying the summary
2. 2.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
4. 4.🧠 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
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
10. 10.📅 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 third review?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) a blank-page brain dump
12. 12.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
15. 15.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
17. 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one formula, 20 times
18. 18.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) study till 3 AM (c) sleep on time (d) watch a late film
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the last point
25. 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
26. 26.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 2-hour nap
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it looks smart
37. 37.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) ten tasks (c) one clear task (d) nothing at all
38. 38.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
39. 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
40. 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through

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