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.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 4.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a new subject (c) a test (d) a longer break
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) listening to a recap (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 9.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a goal for the session (c) water bottle ready (d) three tasks at once
- 11.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) start a new topic (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
- 12.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
- 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) listening to a recap
- 15.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the page number
- 16.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
- 18.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 19.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
- 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 21.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 22.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) reply in the break (c) call them now (d) reply at once
- 23.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
- 24.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) writing it from memory
- 26.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a firm chair (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
- 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) answering with book shut
- 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
- 32.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) on the bed
- 36.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 38.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) familiar is not known (c) it takes no time (d) it uses a pen
- 39.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
Answer key
- 5
- a poor flashcard habit
- interleaving
- a longer break
- active recall
- area
- quizzing a friend
- listening to a recap
- True
- three tasks at once
- review it sooner
- True
- see it again sooner
- a blank-page brain dump
- the main topic
- “What do roots do?”
- a whole page per card
- helps you focus
- 25 minutes
- answering with book shut
- 5
- reply in the break
- 11
- True
- looking at the diagrams
- a dim room
- explaining it aloud
- 27
- listening to a recap
- a good notes habit
- never looking again
- 210
- blocked practice
- area
- on the bed
- 120
- the front
- familiar is not known
- False
- one keyword per branch
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