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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it helps store learning (d) it wastes study time
- 2.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
- 5.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 9.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 12.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
- 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
- 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 17.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 22.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 24.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) are not allowed
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 27.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
- 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
- 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a TV on while studying
- 35.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
- 37.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) a timer on the desk
- 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- a 5-minute break
- helps you focus
- more practice on misses
- False
- 2
- active recall
- a good flashcard habit
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- ratio
- the front
- fades very quickly
- cramming
- shuffling the deck
- spaced practice
- answering a quiz
- False
- True
- one topic all evening
- Cornell notes
- a good study spot
- True
- on the bed
- help you refocus
- 17
- spaced practice
- familiar is not known
- shuffling the deck
- explaining it aloud
- the front
- a good flashcard habit
- old and new topics mixed
- a mind map
- a short walk outdoors
- 200
- you think as you write
- True
- quizzing a friend
- no break for 3 hours
- notes in the big column
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