Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 949 · 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) a timer on the desk (b) phone in another room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a goal for the session
2. 2.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
3. 3.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:45 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 7:30 PM
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) scanning the headings
6. 6.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 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?
8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
9. 9.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) all in one night
13. 13.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
15. 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) water bottle ready (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) the same spot daily
18. 18.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a regular bedtime (c) a TV on while studying (d) screens off before bed
19. 19.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) help you refocus (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
20. 20.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) never fails (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
22. 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
23. 23.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a TV on while studying (d) scrolling in bed
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
26. 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
27. 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
30. 30.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
31. 31.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) last-minute marathons (d) never reviewing again
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
38. 38.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
40. 40.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True

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