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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
- 5.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 6.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 12.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
- 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) a firm chair (d) good light
- 16.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a TV on while studying (c) a glass of water (d) a short walk outdoors
- 17.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) the main topic
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
- 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
- 21.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 22.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) recalling without notes (c) copying the book (d) highlighting key lines
- 23.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it takes no time
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 26.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 27.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) TV on in the room
- 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 31.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
- 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
- 35.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
- 37.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
- 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
Answer key
- hurts learning
- no headings at all
- a poor notes habit
- a timer on the desk
- 6
- False
- cramming
- False
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- looking at the diagrams
- you practise choosing
- interleaving
- linear notes
- a noisy hallway
- a TV on while studying
- the main topic
- a good flashcard habit
- short keywords
- the same order always
- 13
- recalling without notes
- familiar is not known
- passive review
- a poor notes habit
- 19
- one task at a time
- 30
- a good flashcard habit
- the back
- False
- a summary at the bottom
- blocked practice
- a little every day
- a poor study spot
- reading both sides
- False
- cover notes, use cues
- a short summary
- quizzing a friend
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