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 shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 4.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 9.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 10.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 11.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
- 12.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 13.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
- 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a dim room (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
- 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 22.📅 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 first review?
- 23.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) no review at all (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 25.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 28.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
- 31.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
- 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 35.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
- 38.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
Answer key
- False
- True
- reading the notes again
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- Cornell notes
- active recall
- practice questions
- 14
- 75
- the cards you missed
- phone face-up nearby
- False
- the main topic
- False
- 18
- books within reach
- percentage
- only the easy cards
- a poor notes habit
- same type, page by page
- 4
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a poor study spot
- False
- 34
- a good notes habit
- True
- True
- main topic in the centre
- False
- a look within a day
- passive review
- recalling from memory
- False
- False
- notes in the big column
- normal and useful
- hurts learning
- looking at the diagrams
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