Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 216 · 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.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a noisy hallway (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) copying the summary (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
9. 9.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
10. 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
11. 11.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) one clear task (c) nothing at all (d) your next snack
12. 12.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
14. 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all in one night (d) a review calendar
15. 15.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
16. 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) short keywords
19. 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
20. 20.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
21. 21.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
24. 24.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
25. 25.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
27. 27.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
30. 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) copying the summary (d) looking at the diagrams
32. 32.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a clear desk
36. 36.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
37. 37.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a noisy hallway (c) a quiet corner (d) on the bed
40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus

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