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 of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) last-minute marathons
- 2.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) a small detail
- 3.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) a timer on the desk (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 1-minute snack
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
- 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
- 13.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a quiet corner
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 16.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) all in one night
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a quiet corner (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
- 19.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 22.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Formula for speed? (c) What do roots do? (d) take in water
- 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) looking at the diagrams (d) highlighting in yellow
- 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 26.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) never reviewing again
- 28.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 29.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) study till 3 AM (c) sleep on time (d) game till late
- 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 31.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 34.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) skip it for good
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a clear desk (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
- 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) short repeat sessions (c) starting the day before (d) one long read-through
- 38.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 40.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
Answer key
- last-minute marathons
- the main topic
- checking messages
- passive review
- starting the day before
- interleaving
- ratio
- 34
- a 5-minute break
- reading the notes again
- a question on the front
- main topic in the centre
- True
- phone face-up nearby
- Cornell notes
- all in one night
- TV in view
- branches for subtopics
- familiar is not known
- cue questions in margin
- recalling from memory
- take in water
- teaching it to a sibling
- percentage
- hurts learning
- hurts learning
- gaps that grow longer
- 1 hour on 4 days
- sleep on time
- percentage
- True
- False
- a poor notes habit
- review it sooner
- a dim room
- no headings at all
- short repeat sessions
- normal and useful
- 5
- 11
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