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.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) end the session (d) reply at once
- 2.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) a review calendar (d) six hours in one go
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) on the bed (c) a clear desk (d) a firm chair
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 7.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it does not matter (c) it erases notes (d) it helps store learning
- 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a noisy hallway (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 11.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 12.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
- 13.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Underline roots.” (d) “What do roots do?”
- 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
- 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) take in water (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
- 20.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) writing it from memory (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) mice (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
- 29.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
- 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 32.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) on the book (d) in another room
- 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
- 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
- 36.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 25 minutes (c) 3 hours (d) 5 minutes
- 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 38.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) gaps that grow longer (d) all in one night
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
Answer key
- reply in the break
- 1
- more practice on misses
- six hours in one go
- on the bed
- testing yourself
- it helps store learning
- the back
- good light
- interleaving
- a good study spot
- short repeat sessions
- True
- “What do roots do?”
- one topic all evening
- seeing links in a topic
- a good study spot
- answer first, then flip
- Formula for speed?
- False
- active recall
- listening to a recap
- self-made flashcards
- active recall
- reading the notes again
- mice
- passive review
- 6
- False
- mixing different topics
- helps you focus
- in another room
- True
- same type, page by page
- percentage
- 25 minutes
- a good notes habit
- helps you focus
- all in one night
- covering the answers
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