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.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 2.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) a timer on the desk
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 6.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 56 (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) 56
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) last-minute marathons (b) short repeat sessions (c) gaps that grow longer (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a dim room (c) good light (d) a cluttered table
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 15.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) a question on the front (d) shuffling the deck
- 17.📅 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 3?
- 18.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
- 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) screens off before bed (c) gaming till midnight (d) no break for hours
- 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 120 minutes?
- 23.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
- 24.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
- 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) shuffling the deck
- 28.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) close it and recall it (b) highlight all of it (c) read it twice more (d) copy it neatly
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 34.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
- 36.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 56 (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
Answer key
- 19
- reviewing over time
- six hours in one go
- checking messages
- testing yourself
- What do roots do?
- self-made flashcards
- Formula for speed?
- spaced practice
- starting the day before
- last-minute marathons
- shuffling the deck
- good light
- gaps that grow longer
- True
- the same order always
- 13
- False
- True
- reply in the break
- screens off before bed
- 4
- when first learning
- True
- adding small diagrams
- 11
- only the easy cards
- close it and recall it
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- one keyword per branch
- explaining it aloud
- False
- same type, page by page
- a poor study spot
- seeing links in a topic
- 29
- helps learning
- 56
- headings and bullets
- TV in view
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