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: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
- 3.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
- 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 6.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
- 7.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) three tasks at once (d) notifications off
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
- 10.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) study till 3 AM (c) watch a late film (d) sleep on time
- 11.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
- 16.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
- 17.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
- 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) highlighting in yellow
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
- 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 21.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
- 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) the same spot daily (c) a clear desk (d) good light
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
- 26.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a little every day (c) old topics each week (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 30.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) familiar is not known
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) reading the notes again
- 32.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 33.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a dim room (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) water bottle ready (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
- 36.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 37.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it erases notes (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 38.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) to hide from family (c) it saves electricity (d) it cues you to focus
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) books within reach
- 40.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- self-made flashcards
- the memory lasts longer
- a poor notes habit
- writing it from memory
- six hours in one go
- notifications off
- 17
- you think as you write
- sleep on time
- 75
- explaining it aloud
- True
- linear notes
- old topics each week
- when first learning
- 6
- highlighting in yellow
- your own words
- area
- True
- highlighting in yellow
- a question on the front
- phone face-up nearby
- the same order always
- False
- 1
- last-minute marathons
- 9
- familiar is not known
- reading the notes again
- 120
- True
- the same spot daily
- water bottle ready
- False
- it helps store learning
- it cues you to focus
- books within reach
- True
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