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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
- 4.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) one long read-through (c) last-minute marathons (d) short repeat sessions
- 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
- 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 13.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
- 15.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 19.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
- 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) mice (d) Formula for speed?
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
- 23.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) on the book (c) in another room (d) under the pillow
- 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 26.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
- 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) a cluttered table (c) a noisy hallway (d) good light
- 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 31.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) TV in view
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 37.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 40.🔀 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
Answer key
- a good flashcard habit
- algebra and area mixed
- one task at a time
- phone out of sight
- short repeat sessions
- one chapter’s sums only
- a mixed revision quiz
- all area sums together
- the back
- a poor flashcard habit
- cramming
- 28
- True
- see it again sooner
- True
- copying the summary
- quizzing a friend
- one formula, 20 times
- the cards you missed
- a good notes habit
- mice
- reading the notes again
- False
- in another room
- a poor flashcard habit
- last-minute marathons
- 5
- good light
- a whole page per card
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- never reviewing again
- 13
- TV in view
- helps you focus
- passive review
- True
- in your own words
- blocked practice
- normal and useful
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