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.📵 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
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) take in water (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 56
- 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
- 5.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
- 9.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) end the session (c) reply in the break (d) call them now
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) last-minute marathons (d) a review calendar
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
- 12.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 13.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) take in water
- 14.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 16.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it cues you to focus (b) it saves electricity (c) it is a rule (d) to hide from family
- 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 18.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 20.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
- 23.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) notifications off (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
- 24.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 25.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 30.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
- 31.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) no review at all
- 32.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) all in one night (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) old topics each week
- 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 35.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 1-minute snack
- 36.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 39.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 40.🔀 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
Answer key
- in another room
- six hours in one go
- Plural of “mouse”?
- more practice on misses
- 150
- cue questions in margin
- testing yourself
- clear headings
- reply in the break
- last-minute marathons
- answering with book shut
- helps you focus
- take in water
- True
- “What do roots do?”
- it cues you to focus
- the front
- True
- Cornell notes
- False
- True
- a shuffled set of sums
- TV on in the room
- one long read-through
- False
- False
- 50
- numbered points in order
- 5
- help you refocus
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a good study spot
- all in one night
- the front
- a 5-minute break
- False
- practice questions
- mice
- 210
- ratio
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