Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 786 · 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.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:45 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 8:45 PM
2. 2.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
3. 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
4. 4.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a full night’s sleep (c) screens off before bed (d) studying all night
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) copying the summary (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
6. 6.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) copying the summary
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
11. 11.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) same type, page by page
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
17. 17.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 11:15 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 9:45 PM
18. 18.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
24. 24.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps store learning (b) it wastes study time (c) it erases notes (d) it does not matter
25. 25.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
27. 27.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) read it twice more
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) the same spot daily
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
32. 32.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) good light (c) a quiet corner (d) a clear desk
33. 33.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) a new subject (c) no more breaks (d) a longer break
34. 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
35. 35.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
37. 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) a little every day
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums

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