Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 412 · 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: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) gaps that grow longer (d) one long read-through
3. 3.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
4. 4.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) your next snack (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
6. 6.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) on the bed
8. 8.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the page number
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
11. 11.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) 56
12. 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
14. 14.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
15. 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
16. 16.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
18. 18.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
22. 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
23. 23.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
25. 25.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📅 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 third review?
28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
33. 33.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
39. 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night

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