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: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 2.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the prettiest ones (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
- 3.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) covering the answers
- 7.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) ten facts (c) a whole chapter (d) a full page
- 11.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
- 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
- 18.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 155 minutes?
- 22.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone in your hand (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
- 24.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
- 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) only the easy cards
- 28.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these hurts learning? (a) no break for hours (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a glass of water (d) screens off before bed
- 31.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 32.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 165 minutes?
- 33.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) read it twice more (c) close it and recall it (d) copy it neatly
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a cluttered table (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
- 37.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
Answer key
- testing yourself
- the cards you missed
- 20
- linear notes
- covering the answers
- scanning the headings
- False
- 12
- True
- one fact or idea
- False
- the front
- 22
- 13
- quizzing a friend
- writing every line
- answer first, then flip
- True
- True
- True
- 5
- phone out of sight
- a quiet corner
- True
- False
- writing every line
- only the easy cards
- False
- True
- no break for hours
- 175
- 5
- close it and recall it
- testing yourself
- notes in the big column
- good light
- see it again sooner
- on the bed
- interleaving
- a cue column on the left
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