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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) never reviewing again (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) last-minute marathons
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
- 7.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) your next snack (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
- 8.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) cramming at night (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
- 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 10.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) screens off before bed (c) no break for hours (d) gaming till midnight
- 13.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 15.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 24.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) copying the book
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) never reviewing again (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) a cluttered table (c) a noisy hallway (d) TV in view
- 29.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) a timer on the desk (d) checking messages
- 30.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 31.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
- 32.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
- 35.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Underline roots.” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 36.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 39.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) listening to a recap (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
Answer key
- explaining it aloud
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- helps you focus
- cramming
- a mind map
- cue questions in margin
- one clear task
- reviewing over time
- answer first, then flip
- True
- False
- screens off before bed
- True
- copying the summary
- False
- reading the notes again
- False
- False
- active recall
- a poor notes habit
- a timer on the desk
- quizzing a friend
- a poor flashcard habit
- recalling without notes
- cramming
- cramming
- a review calendar
- a quiet corner
- a timer on the desk
- a noisy hallway
- a short summary
- False
- hurts learning
- 6
- “What do roots do?”
- True
- a question on the front
- quizzing a friend
- 200
- writing it from memory
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