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 kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 3.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) close it and recall it (b) copy it neatly (c) highlight all of it (d) read it twice more
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
- 7.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 10.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) old and new topics mixed
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 13.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines
- 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) old topics each week
- 15.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) a dark corner (c) on your bed (d) in front of the TV
- 16.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Formula for speed? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 18.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 1-minute snack
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
- 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) a question on the front
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) checking messages (c) starting without a plan (d) a messy desk
- 22.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 120 minutes?
- 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
- 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 29.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) end the session (c) call them now (d) reply in the break
- 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
- 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
- 34.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 35.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
- 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 39.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a new subject (c) no more breaks (d) a test
- 40.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- Cornell notes
- helps you focus
- close it and recall it
- spaced practice
- a short summary
- practice questions
- False
- recalling from memory
- recalling from memory
- 2
- one topic all evening
- a good flashcard habit
- recalling without notes
- all in one night
- quiet, tidy and bright
- False
- 56
- a 5-minute break
- good light
- a question on the front
- notifications off
- False
- False
- short keywords
- active recall
- 4
- colours and small icons
- helps you focus
- reply in the break
- breaks your focus
- active recall
- listening to a recap
- Thiruvananthapuram
- 8
- False
- a poor study spot
- a whole page per card
- 18
- a longer break
- False
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