Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 78 · 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
3. 3.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
4. 4.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
7. 7.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) 20 algebra sums only
11. 11.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
15. 15.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) answering a quiz
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
18. 18.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a cluttered table
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) reading the notes again
24. 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
25. 25.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) studying all night (c) a new bedtime every day (d) short breaks to stretch
26. 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 95 minutes?
29. 29.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a test (c) a longer break (d) a new subject
30. 30.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) last-minute marathons
31. 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) writing it from memory
33. 33.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) checking messages
37. 37.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
38. 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
39. 39.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

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