Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test
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.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
- 4.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
- 8.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone on loud (c) phone in your hand (d) phone out of sight
- 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
- 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
- 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
- 18.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
- 19.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
- 20.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
- 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 25.📅 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 first review?
- 26.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) help you refocus (c) make you forget (d) waste all your time
- 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
- 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) looking at the diagrams
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 30.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
- 32.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 39.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
Answer key
- a question on the front
- a little every day
- a summary at the bottom
- True
- True
- normal and useful
- reading the notes again
- phone out of sight
- only the easy cards
- shuffling the deck
- only the easy cards
- writing every line
- Cornell notes
- fractions
- answer first, then flip
- explaining it aloud
- old and new topics mixed
- see it again sooner
- cover notes, use cues
- True
- recalling from memory
- last-minute marathons
- passive review
- a good notes habit
- 16
- help you refocus
- a question on the front
- looking at the diagrams
- breaks your focus
- True
- branches for subtopics
- 5
- a poor study spot
- cramming
- breaks your focus
- False
- 9
- a poor study spot
- True
- a good study spot
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