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 learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 2.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
- 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) one task at a time (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
- 6.😴 Diya goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 7.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a noisy hallway (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
- 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
- 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 11.📅 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 3?
- 12.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
- 15.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) close it and recall it (b) copy it neatly (c) highlight all of it (d) read it twice more
- 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) starting the day before (c) old topics each week (d) all in one night
- 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 19.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) on the book (c) in your hand (d) in another room
- 20.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) water bottle ready
- 21.🧠 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
- 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 26.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
- 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
- 31.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
- 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 36.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
- 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
- 38.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 39.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 9
- True
- looking at the diagrams
- starting without a plan
- a look within a day
- 9
- a clear desk
- percentage
- ten colours a page
- 20
- 18
- True
- reading the notes again
- 1
- close it and recall it
- a good flashcard habit
- old topics each week
- interleaving
- in another room
- three tasks at once
- quizzing a friend
- active recall
- shuffling the deck
- one topic all evening
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- a cue column on the left
- 3
- helps you focus
- more practice on misses
- it is active recall
- answering with book shut
- 16
- 1
- active recall
- so order gives no clue
- writing every line
- passive review
- True
- True
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