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 good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
- 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) modern (d) mice
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
- 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
- 8.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
- 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) is the best way
- 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 17.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
- 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) looking at the diagrams
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 27.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) scrolling in bed (c) a new bedtime every day (d) studying all night
- 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
- 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 32.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 33.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
- 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 36.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
- 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
- 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
Answer key
- more practice on misses
- a poor notes habit
- 20
- blocked practice
- 7 × 8 = ?
- scanning the headings
- percentage
- True
- cue questions in margin
- a poor flashcard habit
- a good flashcard habit
- interleaving
- a good notes habit
- never reviewing again
- fades very quickly
- passive review
- True
- False
- active recall
- a summary at the bottom
- making your own cards
- recalling from memory
- teaching it to a sibling
- explaining it aloud
- answering a quiz
- testing yourself
- screens off before bed
- interleaving
- one topic all evening
- listening to a recap
- distance ÷ time
- cramming
- you practise choosing
- scanning the headings
- blocked practice
- mixing different topics
- colours and small icons
- 16
- cramming
- a mind map
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