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.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
- 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 3.📅 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 second review?
- 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) good light (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a dim room
- 5.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 7.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 9.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
- 12.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 105 minutes?
- 13.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
- 15.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
- 17.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) a messy desk
- 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
- 22.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
- 23.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
- 25.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
- 27.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 29.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
- 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 32.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
- 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
- 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 37.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) familiar is not known (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
- 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
Answer key
- when first learning
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- 8
- good light
- True
- helps learning
- 11
- the front
- 3
- a good flashcard habit
- 2
- 3
- 56
- a whole page per card
- you practise choosing
- your own words
- a messy desk
- never looking again
- a good study spot
- the back
- adding small diagrams
- cover notes, use cues
- False
- the same order always
- False
- answer first, then flip
- True
- passive review
- 240
- recalling from memory
- 8
- False
- flipping straight away
- 2
- a poor notes habit
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- False
- familiar is not known
- 24
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