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.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 3.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
- 4.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a short walk outdoors (d) screens off before bed
- 5.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 6.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) one fact or idea (c) a full page (d) a whole chapter
- 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 10.📅 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 third review?
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) notifications off
- 12.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) take in water (d) mice
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
- 17.True or false: “a messy desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 20.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a regular bedtime (c) studying all night (d) a short walk outdoors
- 21.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) underline it
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 26.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 30.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 7:15 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 31.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 36.🧠 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
- 37.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the prettiest ones
- 38.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
Answer key
- 25 minutes
- self-made flashcards
- a clear desk
- a new bedtime every day
- 75
- False
- one fact or idea
- helps you focus
- interleaving
- 13
- three tasks at once
- False
- Plural of “mouse”?
- answer first, then flip
- practice questions
- last-minute marathons
- False
- the same order always
- all in one night
- studying all night
- True
- write what you know
- phone face-up nearby
- active recall
- a good study spot
- in your own words
- 23
- a poor notes habit
- percentage
- 8:00 PM
- False
- False
- False
- you think as you write
- 5
- explaining it aloud
- the cards you missed
- True
- 23
- highlighting in yellow
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