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 say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
- 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 5.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a disaster (c) a waste of time (d) a reason to stop
- 6.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
- 8.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 10.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
- 12.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧠 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
- 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 15.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 17.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a new bedtime every day (c) studying all night (d) no break for hours
- 18.🍅 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
- 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 56
- 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
- 27.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
- 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 29.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
- 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
- 31.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
- 32.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
- 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 37.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
- 40.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) take in water
Answer key
- it is active recall
- breaks your focus
- a good flashcard habit
- a poor flashcard habit
- useful — fix it now
- 75
- only fraction sums
- False
- passive review
- False
- 4
- True
- quizzing a friend
- fractions
- 4
- breaks your focus
- a regular bedtime
- reply in the break
- no break for 3 hours
- helps you focus
- cramming
- Capital of Kerala?
- one fact per card
- explaining it aloud
- hurts learning
- the back
- recalling without notes
- a poor notes habit
- the memory lasts longer
- tiny cramped writing
- 25 minutes
- False
- review it sooner
- cramming
- a cluttered table
- linear notes
- one fact or idea
- a good flashcard habit
- leaving some space
- 7 × 8 = ?
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