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.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) in front of the TV (c) on your bed (d) quiet, tidy and bright
- 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
- 3.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 7.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
- 12.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 11:00 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
- 14.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) one long read-through (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
- 16.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 17.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) copy it neatly (c) close it and recall it (d) highlight all of it
- 18.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 26.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
- 28.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.True or false: “a TV on while studying” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 32.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
- 34.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) starting without a plan (c) notifications off (d) no break for 3 hours
- 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) take in water (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) What do roots do?
- 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
Answer key
- quiet, tidy and bright
- seeing links in a topic
- False
- self-made flashcards
- a mind map
- cramming
- False
- False
- False
- fractions
- in your own words
- 10:30 PM
- never reviewing again
- True
- short repeat sessions
- 8:00 PM
- close it and recall it
- False
- the back
- a good flashcard habit
- writing it from memory
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- same type, page by page
- active recall
- a cluttered table
- False
- reading both sides
- 6
- False
- a short summary
- a summary at the bottom
- True
- tiny cramped writing
- False
- notifications off
- the back
- What do roots do?
- one fact per card
- 4
- quizzing a friend
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