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 forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) one long read-through (d) gaps that grow longer
- 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) a timer on the desk
- 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) starting without a plan (d) three tasks at once
- 9.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
- 14.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it saves electricity (c) it is a rule (d) it cues you to focus
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
- 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 19.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) no break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 2-hour nap
- 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 135 minutes?
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
- 23.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 25.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
- 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
- 33.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
- 35.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 36.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 38.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) for every revision
- 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
Answer key
- review it sooner
- one long read-through
- a good flashcard habit
- checking messages
- spaced practice
- Cornell notes
- area
- a goal for the session
- 27
- practice questions
- 12
- a whole page per card
- leaving some space
- True
- it cues you to focus
- linear notes
- recalling without notes
- interleaving
- a 5-minute break
- 4
- spaced practice
- the back
- True
- the front
- False
- True
- False
- never testing yourself
- False
- True
- no headings at all
- covering the answers
- True
- gaps that grow longer
- 1
- mixing different topics
- explaining it aloud
- when first learning
- False
- no headings at all
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