Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 576 · 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 of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
2. 2.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) a dark corner (c) in front of the TV (d) quiet, tidy and bright
3. 3.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
8. 8.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) TV on in the room (c) phone in another room (d) notifications off
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
12. 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
13. 13.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
15. 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) fades very quickly (d) is the best way
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
20. 20.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
22. 22.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
24. 24.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
26. 26.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
31. 31.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) the date only
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
36. 36.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) books within reach (d) a noisy hallway
37. 37.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) last-minute marathons (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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