Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 213 · 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.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) listening to a recap
3. 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 56 (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) modern
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) checking messages
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
7. 7.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) never reviewing again (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
8. 8.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) look at pictures (c) underline it (d) write what you know
9. 9.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
10. 10.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) old topics each week (c) a review calendar (d) short repeat sessions
11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
12. 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) listening to a recap (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
14. 14.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
15. 15.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
16. 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
18. 18.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) distance ÷ time
24. 24.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
29. 29.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
30. 30.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
31. 31.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) studying all night (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a glass of water
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) good light (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) no break for hours (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a short walk outdoors
37. 37.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
39. 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz

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