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.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 3.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering with book shut (b) scanning the headings (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
- 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
- 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) good light
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 16.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 18.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 26.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 28.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) ten tasks (c) one clear task (d) nothing at all
- 29.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) to hide from family (c) it saves electricity (d) it cues you to focus
- 30.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) modern
- 31.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 33.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
- 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 35.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) highlight all of it (c) read it twice more (d) close it and recall it
- 36.📅 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 third review?
- 37.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) starting without a plan
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) starting the day before (d) a review calendar
Answer key
- reviewing over time
- 28
- True
- answering with book shut
- the front
- passive review
- copying word for word
- active recall
- a noisy hallway
- testing yourself
- answering with book shut
- quizzing a friend
- a question on the front
- the same order always
- self-made flashcards
- False
- all area sums together
- 150
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- helps learning
- gaps that grow longer
- 17
- good light
- spaced practice
- the main topic
- active recall
- one clear task
- it cues you to focus
- modern
- in your own words
- 19
- mixing different topics
- a cue column on the left
- close it and recall it
- 25
- True
- 19
- a timer on the desk
- starting the day before
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