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) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a quiet corner
- 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) phone in another room (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 8.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 10.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for the session (c) water bottle ready (d) starting without a plan
- 11.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) TV on in the room
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) listening to a recap
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) one topic all evening
- 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 16.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
- 19.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 22.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 56 (c) take in water (d) distance ÷ time
- 24.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 25.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 26.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
- 27.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) ten tasks (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
- 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 30.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) a dark corner (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) on your bed
- 32.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) gaps that grow longer
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
- 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 39.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) fades very quickly (d) is the best way
- 40.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) never reviewing (d) studying once, long
Answer key
- main topic in the centre
- a quiet corner
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- practice questions
- your own words
- a messy desk
- one chapter’s sums only
- help you refocus
- practice questions
- starting without a plan
- a timer on the desk
- answering with book shut
- a shuffled set of sums
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- recalling without notes
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- recalling from memory
- 8
- a good flashcard habit
- 13
- True
- Capital of Kerala?
- True
- 150
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- one clear task
- 20
- self-made flashcards
- False
- quiet, tidy and bright
- “What do roots do?”
- gaps that grow longer
- one keyword per branch
- one formula, 20 times
- one topic all evening
- a good flashcard habit
- 23
- fades very quickly
- reviewing over time
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