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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it helps store learning (c) it does not matter (d) it wastes study time
- 2.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
- 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) six hours in one go
- 4.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) to save paper (c) teachers say so (d) the memory lasts longer
- 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 7.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 9.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
- 10.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 12.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) to hide from family (c) it cues you to focus (d) it saves electricity
- 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 15.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
- 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
- 23.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it takes no time (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
- 24.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 27.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
- 28.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 30.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) notifications off
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
- 32.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) on the bed (d) books within reach
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 34.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 38.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) help you refocus (c) are not allowed (d) make you forget
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) shuffling the deck
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- reviewing over time
- short repeat sessions
- True
- the memory lasts longer
- a good flashcard habit
- see it again sooner
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 24
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a poor flashcard habit
- it cues you to focus
- the back
- helps you focus
- False
- a whole page per card
- a poor flashcard habit
- active recall
- interleaving
- algebra and area mixed
- a good flashcard habit
- never looking again
- familiar is not known
- True
- True
- spaced practice
- normal and useful
- True
- 5
- three tasks at once
- switching topic each sum
- books within reach
- one chapter’s sums only
- phone out of sight
- only fraction sums
- helps you focus
- 18
- False
- help you refocus
- only the easy cards
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