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: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it uses a pen (d) it takes no time
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
- 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) six hours in one go (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
- 9.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) never reviewing again (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 12.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) old topics each week (d) one long read-through
- 18.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) gaps that grow longer
- 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 22.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) never reviewing again
- 23.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
- 24.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) you think as you write (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
- 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) never reviewing again (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) short repeat sessions
- 26.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) on the book (c) in another room (d) under the pillow
- 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 30.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
- 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
- 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 37.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
- 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 39.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
Answer key
- False
- familiar is not known
- interleaving
- False
- six hours in one go
- a cue column on the left
- top-to-bottom lists
- gaps that grow longer
- False
- passive review
- a little every day
- False
- False
- active recall
- switching topic each sum
- practice questions
- one long read-through
- gaps that grow longer
- blocked practice
- branches for subtopics
- a mind map
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- one fact or idea
- you think as you write
- never reviewing again
- in another room
- 16
- writing every line
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- never reviewing again
- notes in the big column
- numbered points in order
- ten colours a page
- the front
- a mind map
- the cards you missed
- modern
- False
- hurts learning
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