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) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 3.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) look at pictures (c) read the summary (d) underline it
- 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
- 5.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) starting without a plan (d) a messy desk
- 7.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
- 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 13.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
- 14.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a clear desk (c) books within reach (d) a quiet corner
- 16.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
- 18.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it looks smart
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 20.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
- 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
- 27.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 28.Which of these helps learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a new bedtime every day (c) gaming till midnight (d) studying all night
- 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
- 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) take in water (c) modern (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 35.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) books within reach (d) a noisy hallway
- 37.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) answering a quiz
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
Answer key
- main topic in the centre
- quizzing a friend
- write what you know
- colours and small icons
- helps you focus
- a timer on the desk
- 25
- the front
- Thiruvananthapuram
- spaced practice
- never testing yourself
- cramming
- useful — fix it now
- True
- a cluttered table
- True
- a shuffled set of sums
- it is active recall
- a poor study spot
- False
- Cornell notes
- never testing yourself
- quizzing a friend
- the back
- gaps that grow longer
- 3
- six hours in one go
- short breaks to stretch
- a good notes habit
- headings and bullets
- a good notes habit
- a little every day
- self-made flashcards
- Plural of “mouse”?
- True
- books within reach
- False
- reading the notes again
- blocked practice
- quizzing a friend
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