Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 247 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
3. 3.📅 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 third review?
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
7. 7.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) reading the notes again
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
13. 13.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
14. 14.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
15. 15.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) a longer break (c) no more breaks (d) a new subject
16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
18. 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) checking messages (c) a timer on the desk (d) a goal for the session
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
22. 22.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) one task at a time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) looking at the diagrams (c) scanning the headings (d) reading the notes again
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
26. 26.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
27. 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
30. 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
31. 31.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
36. 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
38. 38.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
40. 40.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False

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