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.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) on the book (c) under the pillow (d) in another room
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
- 3.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 11.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
- 12.📅 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 first review?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) highlighting in yellow
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) only fraction sums
- 15.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 7:45 PM
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering a quiz
- 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
- 21.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
- 24.📅 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?
- 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
- 26.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
- 29.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) useful — fix it now (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster
- 31.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
- 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) copying the summary (c) answering with book shut (d) answering a quiz
- 37.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) a dark corner
- 38.Which of these helps you focus? (a) notifications off (b) TV on in the room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) starting without a plan
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
Answer key
- in another room
- a firm chair
- True
- True
- False
- quizzing a friend
- headings and bullets
- main topic in the centre
- active recall
- a poor study spot
- good light
- 6
- a blank-page brain dump
- only fraction sums
- 8:30 PM
- quizzing a friend
- scanning the headings
- a poor notes habit
- TV in view
- covering the answers
- 25 minutes
- a good study spot
- never testing yourself
- 19
- never looking again
- False
- linear notes
- a firm chair
- True
- useful — fix it now
- mixing different topics
- explaining it aloud
- numbered points in order
- covering the answers
- a shuffled set of sums
- copying the summary
- quiet, tidy and bright
- notifications off
- explaining it aloud
- a review calendar
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