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.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.True or false: “starting without a plan” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 8.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) on the bed (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 10.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
- 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 14.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) underline it
- 15.🧠 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) checking messages (c) a goal for the session (d) starting without a plan
- 17.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) water bottle ready (c) notifications off (d) one task at a time
- 19.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a timer on the desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a messy desk
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 23.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 27.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a dim room
- 29.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
- 32.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) a messy desk (d) three tasks at once
- 33.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 34.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 37.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 39.📅 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 fourth review?
- 40.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 7
- listening to a recap
- one long read-through
- active recall
- True
- interleaving
- a mind map
- on the bed
- a shuffled set of sums
- in your own words
- answer first, then flip
- a mixed revision quiz
- practice questions
- write what you know
- quizzing a friend
- a goal for the session
- False
- TV on in the room
- a timer on the desk
- Cornell notes
- helps you focus
- a good study spot
- False
- a quiet corner
- testing yourself
- a poor flashcard habit
- 4
- a firm chair
- False
- answer first, then flip
- one fact per card
- one task at a time
- 90
- True
- True
- a poor study spot
- True
- hurts learning
- 26
- False
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