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 of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
- 2.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
- 6.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
- 8.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 195 minutes?
- 9.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) last-minute marathons (d) all in one night
- 10.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) a dark corner (d) on your bed
- 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 14.📅 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 second review?
- 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) short repeat sessions (c) starting the day before (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 18.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a dim room (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
- 20.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
- 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 23.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) recalling without notes (c) highlighting key lines (d) reading notes slowly
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 26.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 30.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
- 31.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) review it sooner (c) start a new topic (d) feel bad and stop
- 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 33.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
- 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
- 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) highlighting in yellow
- 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 37.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 6:45 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) reading both sides
- 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
Answer key
- What do roots do?
- True
- spaced practice
- passive review
- main topic in the centre
- False
- normal and useful
- 6
- gaps that grow longer
- False
- quiet, tidy and bright
- percentage
- self-made flashcards
- 4
- short repeat sessions
- starting the day before
- the front
- mixing different topics
- good light
- False
- a question on the front
- helps you focus
- recalling without notes
- a noisy hallway
- all area sums together
- False
- 23
- headings and bullets
- helps you focus
- last-minute marathons
- review it sooner
- interleaving
- a short summary
- branches for subtopics
- writing it from memory
- the back
- 7:30 PM
- flipping straight away
- reading both sides
- interleaving
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