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 is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) never reviewing again
- 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) modern
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 6.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 7.📵 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
- 8.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
- 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 10.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) all in one night
- 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
- 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 16.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a disaster (c) a reason to stop (d) a waste of time
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
- 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
- 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 24.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
- 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
- 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
- 29.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) skip it for good (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 30.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
- 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) starting without a plan (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
- 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 34.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it looks smart
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 37.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
- 38.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) no review at all (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 40.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
Answer key
- a question on the front
- short repeat sessions
- a little every day
- modern
- recalling from memory
- a good study spot
- in another room
- the main topic
- helps you focus
- False
- the cards you missed
- all in one night
- spaced practice
- cues and key questions
- fractions
- useful — fix it now
- self-made flashcards
- the front
- interleaving
- a mind map
- a summary at the bottom
- copying word for word
- the back
- seeing links in a topic
- 12
- cramming
- short keywords
- old and new topics mixed
- review it sooner
- reading both sides
- one task at a time
- top-to-bottom lists
- a good notes habit
- False
- it is active recall
- a poor flashcard habit
- all in one night
- 1 hour on 4 days
- fractions
- helps learning
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