Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 368 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
4. 4.Which of these is cramming? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
6. 6.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
7. 7.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) listening to a recap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
11. 11.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
15. 15.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
17. 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
20. 20.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
21. 21.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) short breaks to stretch (c) studying all night (d) screens off before bed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
27. 27.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) a timer on the desk (d) TV on in the room
28. 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
29. 29.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
32. 32.📅 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?
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
35. 35.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) modern
37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
39. 39.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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