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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 2.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 6.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 8.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
- 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) gaming till midnight (c) studying all night (d) short breaks to stretch
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
- 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 17.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 18.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) never reviewing again
- 20.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 21.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) three tasks at once (d) water bottle ready
- 22.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) covering the answers
- 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
- 26.📅 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 3?
- 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) good light (b) a dim room (c) TV in view (d) on the bed
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 37.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) answering with book shut
Answer key
- self-made flashcards
- False
- helps learning
- explaining it aloud
- recalling from memory
- making your own cards
- one chapter’s sums only
- 75
- notes in the big column
- short breaks to stretch
- copying word for word
- the front
- quizzing a friend
- books within reach
- quizzing a friend
- one long read-through
- 8
- False
- a little every day
- 16
- water bottle ready
- 31
- scanning the headings
- passive review
- writing every line
- 10
- see it again sooner
- passive review
- True
- phone face-up nearby
- 20
- shuffling the deck
- explaining it aloud
- False
- good light
- recalling from memory
- False
- leaving some space
- cramming
- answering with book shut
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