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 Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
- 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
- 5.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 8.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:15 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 7:15 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
- 10.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) no review at all (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
- 12.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) all in one night
- 15.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 16.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
- 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 21.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) good light (c) books within reach (d) on the bed
- 23.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 25.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) starting the day before
- 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 28.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
- 29.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
- 30.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) gaps that grow longer (d) last-minute marathons
- 32.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
- 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) the same spot daily (d) a cluttered table
- 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
- 39.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) notifications off
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
Answer key
- a short summary
- a cluttered table
- short keywords
- Formula for speed?
- True
- True
- testing yourself
- 7:15 PM
- all area sums together
- 1 hour on 4 days
- one topic all evening
- gaps that grow longer
- self-made flashcards
- a review calendar
- 20
- True
- 60
- 6
- never testing yourself
- the front
- it is active recall
- on the bed
- 9
- fractions
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 14
- a poor flashcard habit
- see it again sooner
- a cluttered table
- the cards you missed
- last-minute marathons
- False
- a little every day
- practice questions
- branches for subtopics
- when first learning
- the same spot daily
- main topic in the centre
- three tasks at once
- recalling from memory
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