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.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 2.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
- 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) covering the answers (d) writing it from memory
- 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 11.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 13.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 14.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) starting without a plan
- 16.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 20.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 22.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 23.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) never fails
- 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
- 25.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
- 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
- 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
- 30.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
- 32.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
- 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 36.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) reading the notes again
- 38.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
- 40.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
Answer key
- 18
- True
- top-to-bottom lists
- a good study spot
- shuffling the deck
- writing it from memory
- reading the notes again
- a mind map
- a good notes habit
- 19
- familiar is not known
- passive review
- reviewing over time
- so order gives no clue
- phone in another room
- True
- True
- quizzing a friend
- 1
- True
- passive review
- 25
- fades very quickly
- a short summary
- False
- False
- short repeat sessions
- the back
- a shuffled set of sums
- True
- mixing different topics
- recalling without notes
- True
- helps learning
- Cornell notes
- False
- answering with book shut
- True
- never looking again
- 6
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