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) a dim room (b) a cluttered table (c) a noisy hallway (d) good light
- 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 3.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) area sums only (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
- 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 7.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a timer on the desk (c) phone in another room (d) no break for 3 hours
- 8.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 9.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) on the book (c) under the pillow (d) in your hand
- 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 12.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) mice
- 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
- 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) listening to a recap (d) writing it from memory
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
- 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 25.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a quiet corner (c) TV in view (d) a noisy hallway
- 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 28.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 29.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) studying all night (c) a short walk outdoors (d) gaming till midnight
- 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) a messy desk
- 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
- 33.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 35.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) no more breaks (d) a test
- 36.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 37.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) starting without a plan (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
- 40.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
Answer key
- good light
- a mind map
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- one formula, 20 times
- quizzing a friend
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- no break for 3 hours
- 3
- in another room
- algebra and area mixed
- helps you focus
- a poor study spot
- Plural of “mouse”?
- passive review
- Cornell notes
- Cornell notes
- see it again sooner
- helps learning
- 6
- cramming
- writing it from memory
- self-made flashcards
- ten colours a page
- area
- helps you focus
- a quiet corner
- top-to-bottom lists
- reviewing over time
- False
- a short walk outdoors
- a timer on the desk
- the back
- 2
- on the bed
- a longer break
- 19
- False
- one chapter’s sums only
- starting without a plan
- it is active recall
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