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 a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
- 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) never reviewing again
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 8.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 6:45 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 9.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) under the pillow (c) in your hand (d) in another room
- 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) take in water (c) 56 (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
- 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
- 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) a clear desk (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) the same order always
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
- 19.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 20.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) all in one night (c) a review calendar (d) a little every day
- 21.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) one long read-through (c) old topics each week (d) a review calendar
- 22.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
- 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 33.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 35.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) starting the day before (c) a little every day (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
- 38.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
Answer key
- top-to-bottom lists
- a good notes habit
- one topic all evening
- numbered points in order
- a little every day
- a mind map
- cramming
- 7:30 PM
- in another room
- Plural of “mouse”?
- passive review
- quizzing a friend
- 20
- recalling from memory
- a cluttered table
- the same order always
- answer first, then flip
- notes in the big column
- 11
- all in one night
- one long read-through
- helps learning
- testing yourself
- passive review
- gaps that grow longer
- cues and key questions
- 25
- False
- True
- algebra and area mixed
- a poor study spot
- 5
- True
- a poor notes habit
- True
- starting the day before
- listening to a recap
- reviewing over time
- spaced practice
- never testing yourself
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