Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 729 · 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 finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) a noisy hallway (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
6. 6.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
8. 8.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
10. 10.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
13. 13.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
17. 17.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
19. 19.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Read page 12.”
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
22. 22.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
25. 25.🍅 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
26. 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) TV in view
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
30. 30.📅 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 second review?
31. 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) modern (d) Formula for speed?
37. 37.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) read the summary (c) underline it (d) write what you know
38. 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
39. 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
40. 40.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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