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.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 2.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 8.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 10:30 PM
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
- 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 16.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 21.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 23.📅 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 first review?
- 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 26.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 27.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
- 29.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) sleep on time (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
- 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
- 32.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
- 33.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 35.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) ten tasks (c) your next snack (d) nothing at all
- 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 37.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
- 40.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
Answer key
- False
- 2
- self-made flashcards
- the front
- 19
- explaining it aloud
- a good notes habit
- 9:30 PM
- spaced practice
- cramming
- writing it from memory
- notifications off
- numbered points in order
- a poor notes habit
- cramming
- same type, page by page
- interleaving
- hurts learning
- linear notes
- practice questions
- 180
- helps you focus
- 19
- True
- cramming
- 210
- True
- never reviewing again
- sleep on time
- seeing links in a topic
- copying word for word
- one fact or idea
- True
- a poor study spot
- one clear task
- blocked practice
- False
- interleaving
- answer first, then flip
- 3
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