Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 456 · 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.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) one long read-through (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
3. 3.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
4. 4.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
6. 6.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
7. 7.Which of these helps you focus? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
8. 8.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) studying all night (c) a TV on while studying (d) screens off before bed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
10. 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
11. 11.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
12. 12.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
15. 15.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
17. 17.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) take in water
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a regular bedtime
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) starting the day before (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
25. 25.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
31. 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
35. 35.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) a waste of time
36. 36.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
37. 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Thiruvananthapuram
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut

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