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.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
- 3.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
- 5.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) starting the day before (c) a review calendar (d) six hours in one go
- 6.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) study till 3 AM (c) sleep on time (d) game till late
- 7.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it helps store learning (c) it wastes study time (d) it does not matter
- 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) making your own cards
- 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 11.📅 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 fourth review?
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
- 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) scrolling in bed (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a full night’s sleep
- 16.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
- 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 19.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 22.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 25.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
- 27.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 29.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) all day (c) 3 hours (d) 25 minutes
- 30.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 33.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 35.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) read the summary (d) write what you know
- 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 40.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 150
- checking messages
- False
- so order gives no clue
- a review calendar
- sleep on time
- it helps store learning
- passive review
- reading both sides
- 32
- 30
- passive review
- interleaving
- area
- scrolling in bed
- True
- all in one night
- 27
- reviewing over time
- passive review
- 7:30 PM
- when first learning
- only the easy cards
- spaced practice
- True
- the same order always
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- 25 minutes
- True
- quizzing a friend
- 7
- 2
- quizzing a friend
- write what you know
- Cornell notes
- algebra and area mixed
- a good flashcard habit
- 14
- False
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