Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 464 · 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.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
3. 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) covering the answers
5. 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
6. 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums
7. 7.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) it is a rule (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
9. 9.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
12. 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
13. 13.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 5-minute break
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
15. 15.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
17. 17.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
22. 22.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone on loud
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
27. 27.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) notifications off (c) one task at a time (d) no break for 3 hours
28. 28.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
29. 29.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “Underline roots.”
31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
32. 32.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
33. 33.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
37. 37.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) never reviewing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
39. 39.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams

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