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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
- 2.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 4.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it uses a pen
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
- 7.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) old topics each week (d) six hours in one go
- 9.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
- 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
- 13.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) study till 3 AM (c) game till late (d) sleep on time
- 14.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) no review at all (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a regular bedtime (c) a TV on while studying (d) a full night’s sleep
- 16.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 17.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a new subject (c) a test (d) no more breaks
- 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) one long read-through (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
- 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 27.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 31.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) no break (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 2-hour nap
- 32.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) look at pictures
- 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) studying all night (c) screens off before bed (d) a new bedtime every day
- 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
- 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
- 39.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
- 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
Answer key
- self-made flashcards
- False
- helps you focus
- familiar is not known
- reading both sides
- old and new topics mixed
- False
- old topics each week
- True
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- good light
- old and new topics mixed
- sleep on time
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a TV on while studying
- a noisy hallway
- a longer break
- the front
- the back
- helps learning
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 18
- short keywords
- fractions
- blocked practice
- explaining it aloud
- 7
- cues and key questions
- a question on the front
- cramming
- a 5-minute break
- write what you know
- 23
- screens off before bed
- a poor notes habit
- one topic all evening
- a look within a day
- never testing yourself
- review it sooner
- cue questions in margin
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