Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 540 · 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) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
2. 2.🗺️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
4. 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
9. 9.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) last-minute marathons (d) a review calendar
11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) 56 (d) Plural of “mouse”?
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
17. 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
18. 18.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
19. 19.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) to lose some
20. 20.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “Underline roots.”
21. 21.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a dim room
22. 22.😴 Diya goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
23. 23.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
24. 24.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it takes no time
25. 25.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
27. 27.📅 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 second review?
28. 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
29. 29.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
32. 32.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
33. 33.📅 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 third review?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) short repeat sessions (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
35. 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) take in water (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) distance ÷ time
36. 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
37. 37.📅 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
38. 38.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card

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