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.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 2.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
- 4.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
- 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
- 7.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
- 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 11.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
- 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.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 14.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 15.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 16.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 90 minutes?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
- 18.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) skip it for good
- 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
- 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting in yellow (d) listening to a recap
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 30.📅 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 fourth review?
- 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
- 34.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
- 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
- 39.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) is the best way (c) lasts for years (d) never fails
- 40.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- reviewing over time
- never reviewing again
- True
- branches for subtopics
- 6
- True
- interleaving
- a whole page per card
- the front
- the cards you missed
- you practise choosing
- False
- 11
- helps learning
- 3
- a cue column on the left
- review it sooner
- flipping straight away
- True
- explaining it aloud
- one topic all evening
- percentage
- covering the answers
- quizzing a friend
- breaks your focus
- interleaving
- passive review
- 25
- 28
- breaks your focus
- True
- water bottle ready
- see it again sooner
- area
- practice questions
- a poor study spot
- all in one night
- fades very quickly
- True
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