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.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
- 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) one long read-through (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 4.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) a review calendar (c) last-minute marathons (d) short repeat sessions
- 5.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) studying all night (c) screens off before bed (d) a full night’s sleep
- 7.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering with book shut (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) three tasks at once (c) a messy desk (d) TV on in the room
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 11.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) highlighting in yellow (c) copying the summary (d) looking at the diagrams
- 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
- 17.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 20.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
- 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering a quiz
- 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 23.Which of these helps learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) scrolling in bed (c) a TV on while studying (d) a new bedtime every day
- 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) last-minute marathons
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 27.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the newest only
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
- 29.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 30.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 2-hour nap (d) a 5-minute break
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
- 34.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) a waste of time
- 35.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 37.😴 Diya goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 38.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
Answer key
- True
- headings and bullets
- a little every day
- last-minute marathons
- True
- studying all night
- True
- answering with book shut
- a goal for the session
- passive review
- False
- ratio
- cramming
- more practice on misses
- teaching it to a sibling
- writing it from memory
- True
- True
- one topic all evening
- good light
- listening to a recap
- a good flashcard habit
- a full night’s sleep
- branches for subtopics
- old topics each week
- testing yourself
- the cards you missed
- notes in the big column
- 1
- a 5-minute break
- interleaving
- making your own cards
- flipping straight away
- useful — fix it now
- 9:15 PM
- a good flashcard habit
- 7
- 8
- a poor flashcard habit
- percentage
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