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.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 3.📅 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 4?
- 4.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) the same spot daily (c) good light (d) TV in view
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) checking messages
- 8.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) studying all night (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a full night’s sleep
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 10.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) the memory lasts longer (c) teachers say so (d) it is a rule
- 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 13.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 14.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 16.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
- 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) mice (d) take in water
- 18.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
- 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
- 23.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
- 25.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
- 26.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) a dim room
- 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 29.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a dim room (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
- 30.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams
- 33.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it cues you to focus (b) it is a rule (c) to hide from family (d) it saves electricity
- 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 38.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
- 39.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
Answer key
- reviewing over time
- the back
- 16
- TV in view
- passive review
- self-made flashcards
- one task at a time
- a full night’s sleep
- testing yourself
- the memory lasts longer
- 6
- quizzing a friend
- old topics each week
- 50
- 17
- a quiet corner
- Plural of “mouse”?
- 8:00 PM
- a poor study spot
- cover notes, use cues
- active recall
- cues and key questions
- False
- 15
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- False
- books within reach
- a good study spot
- the same spot daily
- a clear desk
- self-made flashcards
- looking at the diagrams
- it cues you to focus
- a poor flashcard habit
- 28
- no headings at all
- a poor flashcard habit
- TV on in the room
- False
- clear headings
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