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 of these breaks your focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) water bottle ready (c) a timer on the desk (d) notifications off
- 2.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 6.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
- 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 10.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 11.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it helps store learning (c) it does not matter (d) it wastes study time
- 12.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) waste all your time
- 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
- 17.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 21.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 23.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 28.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) good light
- 29.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 33.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 34.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a review calendar (d) old topics each week
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
- 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
Answer key
- starting without a plan
- True
- switching topic each sum
- on the bed
- answering with book shut
- True
- one chapter’s sums only
- a short summary
- linear notes
- False
- it helps store learning
- help you refocus
- answering a quiz
- a poor study spot
- shuffling the deck
- explaining it aloud
- True
- fractions
- old and new topics mixed
- active recall
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- 10
- spaced practice
- a question on the front
- cramming
- a dim room
- False
- True
- passive review
- helps you focus
- 6
- False
- active recall
- starting the day before
- phone in another room
- a good study spot
- a good flashcard habit
- quizzing a friend
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