Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 861 · 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: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
2. 2.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
3. 3.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
4. 4.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
5. 5.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
6. 6.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
10. 10.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) the same spot daily (c) books within reach (d) good light
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) last-minute marathons (d) starting the day before
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
23. 23.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
25. 25.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 7:15 PM
27. 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) a dim room
29. 29.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) all day (d) 25 minutes
30. 30.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
32. 32.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
35. 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
39. 39.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a full page
40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus

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