Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 533 · 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: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
4. 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
13. 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
15. 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) take in water (d) 7 × 8 = ?
26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
27. 27.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) gaming till midnight
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) no break for 3 hours (d) TV on in the room
30. 30.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) on the book (c) under the pillow (d) in another room
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) looking at the diagrams (d) answering with book shut
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) copying the summary (d) writing it from memory
33. 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend

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