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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
- 2.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a clear desk (c) the same spot daily (d) books within reach
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 6.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 11.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
- 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
- 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 15.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
- 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a cluttered table (c) phone face-up nearby (d) the same spot daily
- 22.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 23.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) reply in the break (c) reply at once (d) call them now
- 24.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
- 27.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) six hours in one go
- 28.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
- 29.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 30.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) short repeat sessions
- 35.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) starting without a plan
- 37.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) starting without a plan (d) notifications off
- 38.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 40.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
Answer key
- scanning the headings
- 2
- phone face-up nearby
- passive review
- quizzing a friend
- False
- blocked practice
- one formula, 20 times
- your own words
- spaced practice
- a good study spot
- only the easy cards
- cues and key questions
- hurts learning
- True
- quizzing a friend
- the same order always
- spaced practice
- self-made flashcards
- a good flashcard habit
- the same spot daily
- old topics each week
- reply in the break
- False
- True
- quizzing a friend
- six hours in one go
- you think as you write
- helps learning
- True
- blocked practice
- never reviewing again
- area
- short repeat sessions
- True
- one task at a time
- notifications off
- 25 minutes
- passive review
- algebra, area, %, mixed
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