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.📅 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 first review?
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
- 4.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
- 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
- 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
- 8.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
- 10.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) TV on in the room
- 11.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) a whole page per card
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) books within reach
- 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) last-minute marathons (c) six hours in one go (d) all in one night
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 22.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 24.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 28.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 30.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 31.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 35.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
- 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 40.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
Answer key
- 15
- a blank-page brain dump
- flipping straight away
- True
- quizzing a friend
- old and new topics mixed
- cover notes, use cues
- 26
- making your own cards
- notifications off
- 120
- the front
- testing yourself
- making your own cards
- books within reach
- 22
- colours and small icons
- short repeat sessions
- reading the notes again
- phone in another room
- breaks your focus
- 60
- testing yourself
- in another room
- testing yourself
- a poor study spot
- spaced practice
- familiar is not known
- 25
- True
- 8
- starting the day before
- 33
- 150
- 8
- numbered points in order
- looking at the diagrams
- TV on in the room
- recalling from memory
- active recall
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