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: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
- 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) never reviewing again (d) gaps that grow longer
- 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
- 9.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 10.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
- 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) the same order always
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 17.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 21.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
- 23.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
- 26.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
- 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 29.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
- 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
- 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 35.😴 Diya goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
- 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
- 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) gaps that grow longer (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
Answer key
- False
- “What do roots do?”
- a mind map
- distance ÷ time
- gaps that grow longer
- 20
- practice questions
- flipping straight away
- 8
- 8
- 17
- shuffling the deck
- a poor study spot
- cue questions in margin
- answer first, then flip
- hurts learning
- review it sooner
- three tasks at once
- a poor flashcard habit
- a poor study spot
- 180
- old and new topics mixed
- False
- active recall
- teaching it to a sibling
- when first learning
- False
- 50
- False
- True
- a whole page per card
- algebra and area mixed
- algebra and area mixed
- active recall
- 6
- a little every day
- answer first, then flip
- 17
- starting the day before
- 10
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