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: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for the session (d) a timer on the desk
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
- 9.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these hurts learning? (a) studying all night (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a short walk outdoors (d) screens off before bed
- 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 12.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) close it and recall it (c) highlight all of it (d) read it twice more
- 13.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 17.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone in your hand (d) phone on loud
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
- 19.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) so order gives no clue (c) to lose some (d) to finish faster
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
- 23.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) old topics each week (d) all in one night
- 24.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a new subject (c) a longer break (d) a test
- 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) a review calendar
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
- 29.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 30.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) reading the notes again
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 33.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) one fact per card
- 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
- 38.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) good light
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) one task at a time (c) notifications off (d) a goal for the session
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
Answer key
- False
- False
- checking messages
- spaced practice
- hurts learning
- reading the notes again
- one topic all evening
- your own words
- False
- studying all night
- a good notes habit
- close it and recall it
- False
- recalling from memory
- a clear desk
- testing yourself
- phone out of sight
- a goal for the session
- True
- True
- so order gives no clue
- practice questions
- old topics each week
- a longer break
- linear notes
- a mind map
- a review calendar
- one fact per card
- 4
- False
- teaching it to a sibling
- a cluttered table
- True
- looking at the diagrams
- cramming
- never testing yourself
- a question on the front
- a cluttered table
- TV on in the room
- leaving some space
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