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.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 3.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
- 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) a messy desk (c) phone in another room (d) water bottle ready
- 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 7.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) close it and recall it (b) highlight all of it (c) read it twice more (d) copy it neatly
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
- 9.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 11.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a short walk outdoors (d) studying all night
- 12.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
- 13.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
- 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 15.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering with book shut
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 20.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 9:00 PM
- 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 23.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
- 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 25.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 27.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 29.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 7:45 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
- 32.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
- 34.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) a firm chair (d) good light
- 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) six hours in one go
Answer key
- True
- a poor study spot
- one task at a time
- a good study spot
- a messy desk
- hurts learning
- close it and recall it
- one fact per card
- False
- passive review
- studying all night
- mixing different topics
- you think as you write
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- reading the notes again
- recalling from memory
- active recall
- 7
- 8:00 PM
- the back
- only fraction sums
- the main topic
- a poor notes habit
- False
- blocked practice
- 7
- helps you focus
- False
- 8:00 PM
- a whole page per card
- 150
- explaining it aloud
- False
- TV in view
- numbered points in order
- practice questions
- cramming
- helps learning
- six hours in one go
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