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.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) highlight all of it
- 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) a review calendar
- 4.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 7.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 8.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
- 9.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 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.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) modern
- 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
- 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
- 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
- 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a quiet corner
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
- 22.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
- 26.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 27.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
- 28.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) scanning the headings (c) answering a quiz (d) answering with book shut
- 31.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a messy desk (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
- 33.🧠 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
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
- 35.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it erases notes (c) it helps store learning (d) it wastes study time
- 36.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
- 37.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📅 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?
- 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 40.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- close it and recall it
- hurts learning
- starting the day before
- True
- True
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 180
- the cards you missed
- False
- never reviewing again
- 120
- modern
- 9
- the back
- a short summary
- spaced practice
- Formula for speed?
- testing yourself
- writing it from memory
- phone face-up nearby
- a little every day
- False
- False
- a poor study spot
- phone in another room
- hurts learning
- it is active recall
- False
- interleaving
- scanning the headings
- a messy desk
- self-made flashcards
- self-made flashcards
- recalling from memory
- it helps store learning
- “What do roots do?”
- False
- 15
- a good study spot
- True
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