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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 4.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) writing it from memory
- 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
- 8.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) in another room (d) on the book
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 13.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
- 15.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) help you refocus (d) waste all your time
- 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) six hours in one go
- 17.📅 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?
- 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
- 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 22.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
- 24.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
- 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
- 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
- 28.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
- 29.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
- 31.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
- 32.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
- 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 34.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
Answer key
- the front
- self-made flashcards
- 21
- True
- spaced practice
- scanning the headings
- switching topic each sum
- in another room
- active recall
- a good study spot
- breaks your focus
- a blank-page brain dump
- True
- branches for subtopics
- help you refocus
- short repeat sessions
- 13
- area
- the same order always
- shuffling the deck
- helps learning
- False
- headings and bullets
- familiar is not known
- making your own cards
- copying the summary
- answering a quiz
- when first learning
- 90
- one topic all evening
- a cluttered table
- phone out of sight
- percentage
- False
- True
- TV on in the room
- switching topic each sum
- shuffling the deck
- True
- explaining it aloud
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