Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 585 · 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: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
5. 5.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
6. 6.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
7. 7.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a messy desk (b) a timer on the desk (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
9. 9.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
10. 10.📵 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
11. 11.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) on the bed (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
12. 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) one long read-through (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
21. 21.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a regular bedtime (c) a glass of water (d) a TV on while studying
22. 22.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
24. 24.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 11:00 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 9:30 PM
26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
27. 27.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) starting without a plan (d) a timer on the desk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) a dim room (d) TV in view
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
31. 31.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
32. 32.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
34. 34.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) write what you know
35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) modern (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) What do roots do?
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing

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