Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 506 · 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 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?
2. 2.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
5. 5.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) starting the day before
6. 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
8. 8.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) one long read-through
10. 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
13. 13.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
16. 16.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
17. 17.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone in your hand (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone on loud
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) reading the notes again
19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a quiet corner (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a dim room
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) old topics each week
26. 26.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) on the book (d) in another room
27. 27.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these hurts learning? (a) studying all night (b) a short walk outdoors (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a full night’s sleep
29. 29.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) familiar is not known (d) it takes no time
30. 30.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) no review at all (d) 1 hour on 4 days
31. 31.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
33. 33.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
35. 35.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) 20 algebra sums only
36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) distance ÷ time
37. 37.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) copying the book (d) recalling without notes
39. 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) a review calendar (d) one long read-through
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck

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