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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
- 2.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
- 3.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “What do roots do?”
- 11.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
- 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) notifications off (c) a goal for the session (d) water bottle ready
- 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
- 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
- 17.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) no more breaks (c) a longer break (d) a new subject
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 20.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) review it sooner (c) feel bad and stop (d) skip it for good
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
- 23.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a new bedtime every day (c) studying all night (d) a short walk outdoors
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
- 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) a goal for the session (d) TV on in the room
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 29.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
- 32.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📝 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
- 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
- 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
- 38.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- the back
- see it again sooner
- False
- False
- Cornell notes
- explaining it aloud
- the back
- a good notes habit
- False
- “What do roots do?”
- False
- mixing different topics
- 30
- TV on in the room
- fades very quickly
- notes in the big column
- True
- a longer break
- practice questions
- review it sooner
- a good flashcard habit
- one topic all evening
- a short walk outdoors
- never looking again
- TV on in the room
- testing yourself
- 22
- recalling from memory
- 8
- a mixed revision quiz
- flipping straight away
- True
- cues and key questions
- a good flashcard habit
- flipping straight away
- only the easy cards
- a question on the front
- False
- True
- breaks your focus
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