Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 469 · 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 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
2. 2.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
7. 7.😴 Tara goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
8. 8.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) a messy desk
9. 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
10. 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
11. 11.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) teachers say so
12. 12.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a goal for the session
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
15. 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) last-minute marathons
18. 18.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
20. 20.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.📅 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?
24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) a question on the front
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) water bottle ready (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
26. 26.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
27. 27.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
31. 31.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
35. 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) distance ÷ time
36. 36.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a firm chair (c) a noisy hallway (d) good light
38. 38.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) distance ÷ time (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
40. 40.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

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