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 makes a good study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) TV in view
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) checking messages (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a timer on the desk
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 9.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
- 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 14.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 15.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 165 minutes?
- 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 17.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a goal for the session (c) water bottle ready (d) TV on in the room
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
- 21.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
- 23.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) your own words
- 25.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
- 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
- 35.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 125 minutes?
- 38.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 40.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a clear desk
- reading the notes again
- passive review
- a timer on the desk
- shuffling the deck
- testing yourself
- a good flashcard habit
- flipping straight away
- it is active recall
- only the easy cards
- shuffling the deck
- 16
- scanning the headings
- 18
- 5
- covering the answers
- 1
- TV on in the room
- a review calendar
- seeing links in a topic
- books within reach
- one keyword per branch
- True
- your own words
- True
- True
- 13
- False
- notes in the big column
- blocked practice
- spaced practice
- only fraction sums
- testing yourself
- one fact per card
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- 4
- 25 minutes
- never testing yourself
- True
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