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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
- 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 4.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 11:15 PM
- 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) more practice on misses
- 6.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
- 8.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 56 (c) What do roots do? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 13.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a short walk outdoors (c) studying all night (d) a full night’s sleep
- 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
- 15.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 16.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 22.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
- 23.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) write what you know (c) look at pictures (d) read the summary
- 24.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) a timer on the desk
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 31.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
- 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) scanning the headings
- 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) a noisy hallway
- 40.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
Answer key
- covering the answers
- a mind map
- a good notes habit
- 9:45 PM
- more practice on misses
- a good study spot
- old and new topics mixed
- True
- 7
- interleaving
- a good notes habit
- What do roots do?
- studying all night
- a short summary
- 3
- True
- True
- switching topic each sum
- the back
- False
- 16
- making your own cards
- write what you know
- False
- books within reach
- 15
- spaced practice
- three tasks at once
- testing yourself
- a good study spot
- 8
- one keyword per branch
- explaining it aloud
- your own words
- a good notes habit
- a poor flashcard habit
- a blank-page brain dump
- a look within a day
- the same spot daily
- you practise choosing
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