Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 763 · 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) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
9. 9.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
11. 11.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 8:30 PM
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
19. 19.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) no more breaks (c) a new subject (d) a longer break
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
22. 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
23. 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
24. 24.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
29. 29.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
30. 30.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a reason to stop (c) useful — fix it now (d) a waste of time
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
33. 33.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
35. 35.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) screens off before bed (c) short breaks to stretch (d) no break for hours
36. 36.📅 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 2?
37. 37.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) look at pictures (d) write what you know
38. 38.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line

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