Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 77 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
2. 2.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
3. 3.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
6. 6.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) on the book (d) in another room
7. 7.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
8. 8.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
11. 11.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours on exam day
16. 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
17. 17.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
19. 19.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) checking messages (d) a timer on the desk
22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
23. 23.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
25. 25.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
30. 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
31. 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
32. 32.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
34. 34.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) three tasks at once (d) water bottle ready
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
38. 38.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
40. 40.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night

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