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 is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a little every day
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
- 3.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone in your hand (d) phone on loud
- 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
- 5.😴 Nisha goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 6.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
- 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 8.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 9.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 13.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
- 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
- 15.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
- 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
- 23.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) checking messages (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
- 24.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
- 26.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 30.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
- 31.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) last-minute marathons
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 35.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) last-minute marathons
- 37.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) checking messages (c) a goal for the session (d) TV on in the room
- 38.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) on your bed (c) a dark corner (d) in front of the TV
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) old topics each week (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
Answer key
- never reviewing again
- covering the answers
- phone out of sight
- never testing yourself
- 10
- so order gives no clue
- helps you focus
- True
- 15
- a summary at the bottom
- cramming
- a poor flashcard habit
- it is active recall
- 5
- False
- the front
- a good flashcard habit
- a cluttered table
- the front
- short keywords
- False
- self-made flashcards
- checking messages
- True
- recalling from memory
- False
- False
- False
- the front
- phone in another room
- True
- True
- old topics each week
- one topic all evening
- False
- old topics each week
- a goal for the session
- quiet, tidy and bright
- last-minute marathons
- no break for 3 hours
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