Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 828 · 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 of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a regular bedtime
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
3. 3.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
4. 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) a quiet corner (d) phone face-up nearby
5. 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
6. 6.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
8. 8.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) a cluttered table
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
14. 14.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a messy desk (d) phone in another room
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) water bottle ready (d) no break for 3 hours
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
18. 18.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) the same spot daily (c) a dim room (d) a noisy hallway
19. 19.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) TV in view (c) the same spot daily (d) a quiet corner
22. 22.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) notifications off
23. 23.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) books within reach (d) TV in view
26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
27. 27.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
30. 30.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
31. 31.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a messy desk (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
32. 32.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
35. 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
36. 36.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) on your bed (d) in front of the TV
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice

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