Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 600 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
4. 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) modern (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Formula for speed?
7. 7.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) reading the notes again (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
10. 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 7:45 PM (d) 8:15 PM
13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
14. 14.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) books within reach (d) a cluttered table
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) a messy desk
18. 18.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
20. 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
22. 22.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) starting the day before
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) writing it from memory
27. 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
28. 28.Which of these hurts learning? (a) no break for hours (b) screens off before bed (c) a regular bedtime (d) a short walk outdoors
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
31. 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
33. 33.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) shuffling the deck
35. 35.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
37. 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
39. 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) six hours in one go
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card

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