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.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) a goal for the session (d) one task at a time
- 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) the same spot daily (d) on the bed
- 5.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
- 6.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) is the best way
- 7.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) answering a quiz
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) a little every day
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) a noisy hallway (d) a clear desk
- 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 21.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) teachers say so (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
- 25.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 26.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 28.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 31.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it helps store learning (c) it does not matter (d) it erases notes
- 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 33.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
- 34.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 36.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) one clear task (c) nothing at all (d) your next snack
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 38.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- leaving some space
- checking messages
- the same spot daily
- familiar is not known
- fades very quickly
- True
- listening to a recap
- recalling from memory
- 10
- answering a quiz
- a mind map
- practice questions
- the front
- active recall
- 9
- a good study spot
- a little every day
- a noisy hallway
- interleaving
- the memory lasts longer
- a poor study spot
- no headings at all
- tiny cramped writing
- cover notes, use cues
- False
- the back
- cramming
- copying the summary
- passive review
- it helps store learning
- the front
- when first learning
- a poor study spot
- a good flashcard habit
- one clear task
- testing yourself
- True
- False
- False
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