Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 111 · 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: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
3. 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
5. 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
6. 6.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
8. 8.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 105 minutes?
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) never reviewing again
14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
16. 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) highlighting in yellow (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) covering the answers
20. 20.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a quiet corner (d) good light
21. 21.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) a firm chair
22. 22.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) books within reach
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
28. 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
29. 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
30. 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
31. 31.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) What do roots do?
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
36. 36.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
37. 37.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is faster (c) it is active recall (d) it looks smart
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed

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