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 of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) short repeat sessions (c) last-minute marathons (d) six hours in one go
- 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
- 3.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) call them now (c) end the session (d) reply at once
- 4.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it is too hard (d) it uses a pen
- 5.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 6.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) take in water (d) What do roots do?
- 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
- 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 9.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 10.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
- 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 13.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
- 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) a quiet corner
- 19.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) a timer on the desk (c) three tasks at once (d) starting without a plan
- 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
- 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 27.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) screens off before bed (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a glass of water
- 28.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
- 29.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) TV on in the room
- 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 31.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) writing it from memory (d) scanning the headings
- 33.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
- 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 37.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
- 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
Answer key
- short repeat sessions
- leaving some space
- reply in the break
- familiar is not known
- six hours in one go
- What do roots do?
- making your own cards
- a mind map
- a good study spot
- review it sooner
- percentage
- a good flashcard habit
- fades very quickly
- breaks your focus
- active recall
- linear notes
- practice questions
- a noisy hallway
- a timer on the desk
- a shuffled set of sums
- breaks your focus
- 5
- more practice on misses
- 19
- a poor flashcard habit
- a poor flashcard habit
- a new bedtime every day
- the memory lasts longer
- one task at a time
- interleaving
- a dim room
- scanning the headings
- False
- main topic in the centre
- a poor notes habit
- spaced practice
- True
- True
- switching topic each sum
- 19
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