Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 542 · 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.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a new bedtime every day (c) gaming till midnight (d) short breaks to stretch
5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
6. 6.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
7. 7.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) game till late (c) sleep on time (d) watch a late film
8. 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
9. 9.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
13. 13.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) listening to a recap (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
15. 15.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Read page 12.”
16. 16.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the prettiest ones
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
19. 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 140 minutes?
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗺️ 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
23. 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
24. 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
25. 25.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
26. 26.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) notifications off (c) a goal for the session (d) a messy desk
27. 27.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
28. 28.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
29. 29.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) nothing at all (c) one clear task (d) your next snack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) waste all your time (c) are not allowed (d) help you refocus
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) the same spot daily
35. 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Formula for speed? (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
36. 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
37. 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) scanning the headings (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory

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