Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 453 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) TV on in the room (c) a messy desk (d) three tasks at once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) books within reach (c) a quiet corner (d) a clear desk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a review calendar
7. 7.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
12. 12.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
13. 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
14. 14.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
16. 16.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
18. 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
19. 19.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a glass of water (d) a short walk outdoors
20. 20.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) gaps that grow longer
22. 22.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
23. 23.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) it is a rule (c) teachers say so (d) to save paper
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
28. 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) a clear desk (d) TV in view
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
30. 30.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) your own words
32. 32.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
34. 34.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
35. 35.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
36. 36.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
37. 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
38. 38.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) no more breaks (c) a test (d) a longer break
39. 39.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

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