Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 650 · 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.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
5. 5.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) under the pillow (c) on the book (d) in your hand
7. 7.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
8. 8.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
10. 10.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
11. 11.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
15. 15.😴 Meera goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
16. 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) one long read-through (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
17. 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
18. 18.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) reply at once (d) end the session
19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
21. 21.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
22. 22.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
24. 24.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster
25. 25.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
29. 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
30. 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
35. 35.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
36. 36.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

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