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 is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
- 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) on the bed
- 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
- 5.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) copying the book
- 6.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 155 minutes?
- 8.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) TV on in the room
- 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) What do roots do?
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) writing it from memory
- 14.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
- 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
- 16.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
- 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 21.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 23.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
- 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 29.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
- 30.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) distance ÷ time (d) Formula for speed?
- 32.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) reply at once (c) call them now (d) end the session
- 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) answering a quiz
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
- 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
- 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
- 38.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
- 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
Answer key
- a question on the front
- a good notes habit
- good light
- colours and small icons
- recalling without notes
- False
- 5
- True
- notifications off
- take in water
- passive review
- Thiruvananthapuram
- scanning the headings
- cover notes, use cues
- top-to-bottom lists
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- phone face-up nearby
- self-made flashcards
- a question on the front
- highlighting in yellow
- phone out of sight
- Cornell notes
- 60
- all in one night
- the front
- cramming
- spaced practice
- recalling from memory
- the cards you missed
- True
- Formula for speed?
- reply in the break
- scanning the headings
- no headings at all
- your own words
- a summary at the bottom
- adding small diagrams
- “What do roots do?”
- never testing yourself
- breaks your focus
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