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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 2.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) one long read-through
- 4.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
- 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
- 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 9.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
- 14.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 16.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
- 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 24.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
- 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) one task at a time (c) a timer on the desk (d) phone in another room
- 30.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 36.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) a dim room
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 39.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
- 40.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- area
- False
- gaps that grow longer
- useful — fix it now
- hurts learning
- old topics each week
- blocked practice
- six hours in one go
- False
- True
- colours and small icons
- a poor flashcard habit
- never reviewing again
- True
- a poor notes habit
- 150
- 22
- main topic in the centre
- breaks your focus
- a good flashcard habit
- see it again sooner
- spaced practice
- a poor flashcard habit
- 8
- starting the day before
- linear notes
- helps you focus
- good light
- no break for 3 hours
- hurts learning
- cramming
- flipping straight away
- testing yourself
- a good flashcard habit
- 2
- books within reach
- explaining it aloud
- hurts learning
- you practise choosing
- False
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