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 Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
- 2.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
- 3.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) water bottle ready
- 4.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) last-minute marathons (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
- 5.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 8.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 10.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
- 13.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
- 15.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
- 16.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 8:45 PM
- 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
- 18.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a firm chair (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) a dim room (d) phone face-up nearby
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) gaps that grow longer (d) all in one night
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 25.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) teachers say so (d) the memory lasts longer
- 29.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 31.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) scanning the headings (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 33.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
- 36.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
- 38.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 39.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
- 40.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
Answer key
- a cue column on the left
- 12
- water bottle ready
- a little every day
- False
- TV on in the room
- active recall
- False
- 4
- help you refocus
- active recall
- reading both sides
- 90
- practice questions
- when first learning
- 8:30 PM
- one fact per card
- False
- on the bed
- good light
- gaps that grow longer
- recalling from memory
- Plural of “mouse”?
- interleaving
- True
- True
- True
- the memory lasts longer
- True
- a poor notes habit
- True
- scanning the headings
- 180
- hurts learning
- only the easy cards
- True
- old topics each week
- active recall
- see it again sooner
- helps learning
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