Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 517 · 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.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) to make it messy
2. 2.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
4. 4.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) never fails
5. 5.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 7:00 PM
6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
7. 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
8. 8.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) in front of the TV
10. 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
12. 12.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 95 minutes?
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
15. 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
16. 16.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
22. 22.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) one long read-through (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
26. 26.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
28. 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
33. 33.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) read the summary (c) underline it (d) write what you know
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
35. 35.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) a messy desk
36. 36.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True

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