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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 2.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
- 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 6.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
- 9.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) all in one night
- 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) old topics each week
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
- 17.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
- 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
- 24.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 27.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
- 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 30.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) reading the notes again (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 35.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
- 37.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) sleep on time (c) game till late (d) watch a late film
- 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
- 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- helps learning
- it is active recall
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- reading the notes again
- False
- breaks your focus
- headings and bullets
- a review calendar
- all in one night
- normal and useful
- a good flashcard habit
- testing yourself
- starting the day before
- explaining it aloud
- flipping straight away
- you practise choosing
- ten colours a page
- a shuffled set of sums
- old and new topics mixed
- self-made flashcards
- a poor notes habit
- no headings at all
- False
- TV in view
- quizzing a friend
- mixing different topics
- all area sums together
- cue questions in margin
- False
- blocked practice
- writing it from memory
- one chapter’s sums only
- 21
- more practice on misses
- percentage
- sleep on time
- a cue column on the left
- False
- helps you focus
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