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.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
- 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
- 3.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 4.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
- 6.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
- 8.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 9.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
- 11.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) a quiet corner
- 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) copying the summary
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
- 16.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 8:45 PM
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 18.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 22.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 24.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a regular bedtime (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
- 25.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 26.Which of these helps you focus? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) no break for 3 hours
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 30.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 32.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 34.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) the same spot daily
- 36.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
- 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
Answer key
- the memory lasts longer
- a cue column on the left
- 6
- a little every day
- a short summary
- False
- normal and useful
- 180
- False
- making your own cards
- reply in the break
- on the bed
- a poor flashcard habit
- teaching it to a sibling
- practice questions
- 9:15 PM
- quizzing a friend
- 18
- passive review
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- helps you focus
- on the bed
- breaks your focus
- a regular bedtime
- 175
- phone in another room
- spaced practice
- 25
- spaced practice
- one fact or idea
- spaced practice
- 2
- a good study spot
- False
- the same spot daily
- False
- True
- a mind map
- switching topic each sum
- shuffling the deck
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