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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
- 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering a quiz
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 5.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) screens off before bed (c) a regular bedtime (d) studying all night
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 7.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 8.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
- 12.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 13.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a dim room (c) a noisy hallway (d) a clear desk
- 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) highlighting in yellow
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
- 17.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) highlight all of it (c) copy it neatly (d) close it and recall it
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a messy desk (c) a timer on the desk (d) a goal for the session
- 19.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) no break for 3 hours (c) starting without a plan (d) three tasks at once
- 22.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) studying once, long (d) reviewing over time
- 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
- 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
- 27.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) in another room (c) on the book (d) under the pillow
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 30.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) read the summary (c) underline it (d) write what you know
- 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 32.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) the same spot daily (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a firm chair
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
- 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
Answer key
- the back
- listening to a recap
- quizzing a friend
- quizzing a friend
- studying all night
- testing yourself
- 35
- spaced practice
- helps learning
- self-made flashcards
- numbered points in order
- 25 minutes
- a clear desk
- a good study spot
- covering the answers
- a summary at the bottom
- close it and recall it
- a messy desk
- True
- colours and small icons
- notifications off
- reviewing over time
- a summary at the bottom
- clear headings
- a whole page per card
- seeing links in a topic
- in another room
- passive review
- a poor flashcard habit
- write what you know
- a good notes habit
- phone face-up nearby
- a question on the front
- same type, page by page
- 18
- a cue column on the left
- blocked practice
- one fact per card
- cramming
- short keywords
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