Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 811 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
2. 2.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a goal for the session (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) good light (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
12. 12.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
13. 13.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
15. 15.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) no break for 3 hours (c) water bottle ready (d) a messy desk
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) never reviewing again
19. 19.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it does not matter (c) it erases notes (d) it helps store learning
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) listening to a recap (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
21. 21.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
22. 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
25. 25.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a timer on the desk
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
28. 28.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) listening to a recap (d) writing it from memory
30. 30.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) in front of the TV (c) on your bed (d) quiet, tidy and bright
31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
32. 32.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) teachers say so
33. 33.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone out of sight
34. 34.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
36. 36.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
37. 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
40. 40.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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