Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 714 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) a timer on the desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a messy desk
3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
4. 4.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
5. 5.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
6. 6.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
8. 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) to hide from family
10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) scanning the headings (d) a blank-page brain dump
11. 11.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
13. 13.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a disaster (c) useful — fix it now (d) a waste of time
15. 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
16. 16.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) listening to a recap (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
23. 23.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
24. 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
26. 26.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
29. 29.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
31. 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
32. 32.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
34. 34.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) end the session (c) call them now (d) reply at once
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) never reviewing again
37. 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
39. 39.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

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