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 makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a firm chair (d) phone face-up nearby
- 2.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
- 8.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) underline it
- 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
- 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
- 12.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
- 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
- 15.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a disaster (c) a waste of time (d) useful — fix it now
- 16.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 21.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 22.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) one task at a time (d) no break for 3 hours
- 25.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) in your hand (c) under the pillow (d) in another room
- 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 27.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) looking at the diagrams
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) a messy desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
- 31.😴 Diya goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) notifications off (d) water bottle ready
- 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
- 35.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
- 36.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 37.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
- 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
Answer key
- phone face-up nearby
- False
- a good notes habit
- cue questions in margin
- practice questions
- Cornell notes
- answering with book shut
- write what you know
- helps learning
- recalling from memory
- cover notes, use cues
- it helps store learning
- tiny cramped writing
- cues and key questions
- useful — fix it now
- False
- testing yourself
- the front
- percentage
- answer first, then flip
- 3
- True
- interleaving
- one task at a time
- in another room
- ratio
- 27
- True
- looking at the diagrams
- phone in another room
- 9
- 13
- checking messages
- no headings at all
- fades very quickly
- passive review
- True
- False
- starting the day before
- shuffling the deck
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