Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 441 · 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.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
2. 2.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
3. 3.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
4. 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
10. 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 6:45 PM
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
22. 22.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
24. 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) useful — fix it now (c) a reason to stop (d) a waste of time
26. 26.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a glass of water (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a regular bedtime
27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
29. 29.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) listening to a recap (d) reading the notes again
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
36. 36.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
40. 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?

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