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) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
- 2.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 5.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
- 6.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 7.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
- 9.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) studying all night (d) a regular bedtime
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 12.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 13.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 14.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 18.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 20.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) screens off before bed (c) a glass of water (d) studying all night
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 22.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 23.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
- 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) writing it from memory (d) looking at the diagrams
- 28.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) a review calendar
- 30.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 32.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) on your bed (d) in front of the TV
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) checking messages
- 35.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a messy desk (c) a timer on the desk (d) three tasks at once
- 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 38.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 135 minutes?
- 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
Answer key
- notes in the big column
- 28
- teaching it to a sibling
- quizzing a friend
- mixing different topics
- 240
- False
- switching topic each sum
- 75
- a regular bedtime
- a good flashcard habit
- breaks your focus
- it helps store learning
- True
- old and new topics mixed
- active recall
- quizzing a friend
- review it sooner
- passive review
- studying all night
- linear notes
- 8
- False
- Cornell notes
- all area sums together
- no headings at all
- writing it from memory
- False
- starting the day before
- False
- a poor study spot
- quiet, tidy and bright
- 16
- checking messages
- a timer on the desk
- a shuffled set of sums
- passive review
- 4
- one chapter’s sums only
- one long read-through
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