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) books within reach (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a firm chair
- 2.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) a review calendar
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
- 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
- 10.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 12.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
- 13.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 17.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
- 18.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) books within reach (d) a firm chair
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
- 22.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
- 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 24.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 28.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
- 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
- 32.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 33.📅 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 fourth review?
- 34.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
- 36.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 38.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) cramming at night (c) never reviewing (d) studying once, long
- 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 40.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 11:30 PM
Answer key
- a cluttered table
- False
- familiar is not known
- six hours in one go
- 29
- spaced practice
- covering the answers
- fractions
- self-made flashcards
- True
- hurts learning
- it is active recall
- see it again sooner
- copying the summary
- top-to-bottom lists
- explaining it aloud
- one fact or idea
- fades very quickly
- phone face-up nearby
- active recall
- clear headings
- 25 minutes
- ratio
- 8:30 PM
- quizzing a friend
- blocked practice
- the front
- False
- Cornell notes
- seeing links in a topic
- 3
- 10
- 33
- the cards you missed
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- reviewing over time
- helps you focus
- 9:30 PM
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