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.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 2.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) one task at a time (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a messy desk
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
- 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 7.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a noisy hallway (d) good light
- 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
- 9.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
- 14.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) a little every day
- 19.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
- 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 22.📅 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 4?
- 23.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) the same spot daily
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 26.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
- 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
- 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
- 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
- 32.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) studying all night (c) gaming till midnight (d) a regular bedtime
- 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) a question on the front
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
- 35.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) a goal for the session (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a messy desk
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Formula for speed? (d) take in water
- 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a quiet corner (d) a noisy hallway
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) short repeat sessions
Answer key
- 210
- one task at a time
- making your own cards
- copying the summary
- branches for subtopics
- explaining it aloud
- good light
- cue questions in margin
- 75
- one formula, 20 times
- helps you focus
- a mind map
- clear headings
- False
- a good study spot
- hurts learning
- explaining it aloud
- starting the day before
- it is active recall
- a good study spot
- a cluttered table
- 23
- True
- a cluttered table
- cue questions in margin
- False
- the back
- numbered points in order
- switching topic each sum
- a good study spot
- flipping straight away
- a regular bedtime
- a question on the front
- listening to a recap
- a goal for the session
- reading the notes again
- 35
- take in water
- a noisy hallway
- never reviewing again
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