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: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) distance ÷ time (d) modern
- 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 6.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) in front of the TV
- 7.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
- 8.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) a messy desk (d) a goal for the session
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
- 11.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 12.🃏 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
- 13.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
- 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 17.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it helps store learning (c) it does not matter (d) it erases notes
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
- 19.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) a timer on the desk
- 20.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) looking at the diagrams
- 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 24.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) it is a rule
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
- 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 28.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
- 31.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 7:45 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 32.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 35.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 95 minutes?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a timer on the desk (c) a goal for the session (d) TV on in the room
- 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 38.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) end the session (d) reply at once
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- recalling from memory
- a good notes habit
- breaks your focus
- Capital of Kerala?
- cramming
- quiet, tidy and bright
- reviewing over time
- a messy desk
- practice questions
- same type, page by page
- 12
- see it again sooner
- True
- Cornell notes
- checking messages
- a good study spot
- it helps store learning
- TV in view
- TV on in the room
- False
- False
- answering with book shut
- interleaving
- it cues you to focus
- a firm chair
- passive review
- branches for subtopics
- True
- cues and key questions
- numbered points in order
- 7:45 PM
- the main topic
- a good study spot
- Cornell notes
- 3
- TV on in the room
- 2
- reply in the break
- spaced practice
- True
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