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.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
- 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) What do roots do? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 6.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
- 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 18.Which of these is cramming? (a) last-minute marathons (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) short repeat sessions
- 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 20.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
- 22.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 25.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 27.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 29.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone out of sight (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
- 30.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 32.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) writing it from memory
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) the same spot daily (d) a quiet corner
- 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
- 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
- 40.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- you think as you write
- Thiruvananthapuram
- testing yourself
- recalling from memory
- 18
- True
- no headings at all
- recalling from memory
- True
- the front
- blocked practice
- water bottle ready
- a good notes habit
- the back
- adding small diagrams
- helps learning
- spaced practice
- last-minute marathons
- 1
- True
- recalling from memory
- False
- a blank-page brain dump
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- a good study spot
- True
- cramming
- phone out of sight
- True
- teaching it to a sibling
- normal and useful
- quizzing a friend
- reading the notes again
- TV in view
- old and new topics mixed
- copying word for word
- a mind map
- writing every line
- False
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