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) gaps that grow longer (b) last-minute marathons (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) phone in another room (d) no break for 3 hours
- 3.📵 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
- 4.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone out of sight (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
- 5.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) never reviewing again (c) one long read-through (d) a little every day
- 6.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 8.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) never reviewing again (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
- 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
- 10.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 11.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 12.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) skip it for good (c) start a new topic (d) feel bad and stop
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
- 14.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) reply at once (d) end the session
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 16.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) looking at the diagrams (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
- 21.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) good light (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 22.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 23.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 27.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
- 30.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 31.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 32.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 9:00 PM
- 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 37.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) watch a late film (c) study till 3 AM (d) sleep on time
- 38.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it cues you to focus (b) to hide from family (c) it saves electricity (d) it is a rule
- 39.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
- 40.😴 Diya goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
Answer key
- last-minute marathons
- no break for 3 hours
- in another room
- phone out of sight
- a little every day
- 24
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- your own words
- True
- 9
- review it sooner
- copying word for word
- reply in the break
- Cornell notes
- 120
- phone face-up nearby
- 29
- old topics each week
- answering with book shut
- good light
- more practice on misses
- False
- False
- False
- scanning the headings
- True
- normal and useful
- explaining it aloud
- 9:15 PM
- 125
- True
- 8:30 PM
- flipping straight away
- recalling from memory
- self-made flashcards
- sleep on time
- it cues you to focus
- help you refocus
- 7
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