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 finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 4.😴 Nisha goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 6.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) highlighting key lines (c) copying the book (d) reading notes slowly
- 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 8.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) it is a rule (c) to save paper (d) teachers say so
- 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
- 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) reading the notes again (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
- 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
- 14.📅 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?
- 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
- 19.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
- 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 24.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
- 27.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) look at pictures (c) underline it (d) read the summary
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
- 30.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) a cluttered table (d) books within reach
- 31.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 195 minutes?
- 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 35.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 36.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 37.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a dim room (c) TV in view (d) on the bed
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
Answer key
- 125
- self-made flashcards
- cramming
- 9
- a good flashcard habit
- recalling without notes
- 21
- True
- the memory lasts longer
- never looking again
- interleaving
- a blank-page brain dump
- never reviewing again
- 18
- False
- starting the day before
- a look within a day
- explaining it aloud
- False
- False
- 25 minutes
- a good flashcard habit
- Cornell notes
- cover notes, use cues
- 19
- branches for subtopics
- write what you know
- quizzing a friend
- writing every line
- a cluttered table
- False
- 6
- False
- explaining it aloud
- phone out of sight
- passive review
- True
- testing yourself
- a quiet corner
- flipping straight away
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