Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 364 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
3. 3.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) reply at once (d) end the session
6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
8. 8.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) old topics each week
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
11. 11.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
13. 13.📅 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?
14. 14.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
15. 15.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) on the bed
16. 16.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) lasts for years (d) is the best way
17. 17.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) copy it neatly
19. 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
21. 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
22. 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
23. 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 24, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
28. 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) useful — fix it now (c) a waste of time (d) a disaster
30. 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
32. 32.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.📅 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?
37. 37.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
40. 40.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True

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