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: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it looks smart
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 7.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
- 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) take in water (c) distance ÷ time (d) mice
- 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
- 11.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) in your hand (c) under the pillow (d) on the book
- 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
- 13.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 14.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
- 18.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) starting without a plan (d) phone in another room
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 22.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 11:45 PM (d) 8:45 PM
- 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 25.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
- 28.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) copying the book (d) recalling without notes
- 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
- 30.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
- 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
- 33.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a goal for the session (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
Answer key
- True
- it is active recall
- making your own cards
- the same order always
- Cornell notes
- recalling from memory
- True
- you practise choosing
- 7 × 8 = ?
- all area sums together
- in another room
- cues and key questions
- 240
- TV in view
- practice questions
- teaching it to a sibling
- never looking again
- cover notes, use cues
- quizzing a friend
- phone in another room
- quizzing a friend
- True
- 9:45 PM
- a poor notes habit
- 7
- explaining it aloud
- one formula, 20 times
- recalling without notes
- seeing links in a topic
- only the easy cards
- a mind map
- headings and bullets
- False
- answering a quiz
- no break for 3 hours
- self-made flashcards
- 26
- False
- a good study spot
- phone in another room
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