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.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) lasts for years (c) fades very quickly (d) is the best way
- 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
- 4.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) starting the day before (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 5.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
- 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 7.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 10.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
- 12.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 14.📅 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?
- 15.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
- 16.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
- 19.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) phone in another room
- 22.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 24.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 25.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 29.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) study till 3 AM (c) game till late (d) watch a late film
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) never reviewing again (d) last-minute marathons
- 32.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
- 35.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
- 37.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
- 40.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- fades very quickly
- a review calendar
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- one fact or idea
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- copying word for word
- quizzing a friend
- 9
- in your own words
- 90
- a mind map
- 5
- normal and useful
- review it sooner
- 18
- tiny cramped writing
- True
- passive review
- TV on in the room
- 15
- passive review
- mice
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- linear notes
- recalling from memory
- sleep on time
- quizzing a friend
- a little every day
- hurts learning
- helps you focus
- TV on in the room
- 175
- ten colours a page
- cover notes, use cues
- shuffling the deck
- 14
- True
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