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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) under the pillow (c) in your hand (d) in another room
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 4.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) nothing at all
- 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
- 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
- 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 14.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
- 16.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 20.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 2-hour nap
- 22.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) one long read-through (c) a review calendar (d) old topics each week
- 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 25.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
- 27.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 30.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 32.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) useful — fix it now (c) a disaster (d) a reason to stop
- 34.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 36.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 37.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a dim room (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) looking at the diagrams (d) copying the summary
Answer key
- in another room
- passive review
- ratio
- one clear task
- cues and key questions
- a summary at the bottom
- explaining it aloud
- interleaving
- passive review
- switching topic each sum
- a mind map
- linear notes
- 6
- 8:45 PM
- ten colours a page
- True
- fractions
- a poor flashcard habit
- top-to-bottom lists
- False
- a 5-minute break
- 14
- one long read-through
- cramming
- True
- more practice on misses
- 22
- passive review
- 25
- True
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- False
- useful — fix it now
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- practice questions
- hurts learning
- 25
- hurts learning
- a dim room
- writing it from memory
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