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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 2.📅 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?
- 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 4.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 5.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
- 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) modern (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
- 11.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
- 12.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) copying the summary (c) covering the answers (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 14.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
- 19.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
- 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 22.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 24.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
- 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 28.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 30.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 32.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) gaming till midnight (c) a short walk outdoors (d) no break for hours
- 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 35.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) your next snack
- 36.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a firm chair
- 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
- 39.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
Answer key
- testing yourself
- 25
- percentage
- reviewing over time
- see it again sooner
- True
- a mind map
- a mind map
- Plural of “mouse”?
- phone in another room
- mixing different topics
- 50
- copying the summary
- True
- True
- 125
- more practice on misses
- self-made flashcards
- cover notes, use cues
- breaks your focus
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- a good notes habit
- so order gives no clue
- short keywords
- helps you focus
- a little every day
- 7
- ratio
- False
- hurts learning
- a short walk outdoors
- passive review
- a little every day
- one clear task
- making your own cards
- a cluttered table
- the main topic
- False
- algebra, area, %, mixed
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