Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 994 · 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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
2. 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
5. 5.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) gaming till midnight (c) no break for hours (d) studying all night
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
9. 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) good light (c) a dim room (d) a cluttered table
10. 10.📅 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 3?
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) normal and useful (d) a waste of time
12. 12.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
15. 15.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) gaps that grow longer (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) take in water
20. 20.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) a timer on the desk (d) three tasks at once
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
25. 25.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) answering a quiz (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
27. 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
28. 28.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
29. 29.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) close it and recall it (c) highlight all of it (d) copy it neatly
30. 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
32. 32.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
33. 33.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
35. 35.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
36. 36.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) read the summary (c) write what you know (d) underline it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
38. 38.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
39. 39.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 11:00 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
40. 40.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True

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