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: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
- 2.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
- 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
- 4.📅 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?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 8.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
- 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a quiet corner (c) a firm chair (d) good light
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 16.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
- 17.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) reply in the break (c) call them now (d) reply at once
- 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
- 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 20.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) all in one night
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
- 23.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) gaps that grow longer
- 24.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) TV on in the room (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 27.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 29.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
- 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 32.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) never reviewing again (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
- 34.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 35.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 36.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
- 37.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 39.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
Answer key
- explaining it aloud
- you think as you write
- highlighting in yellow
- 15
- one topic all evening
- cramming
- a good notes habit
- one fact or idea
- cramming
- area
- testing yourself
- self-made flashcards
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- phone face-up nearby
- Cornell notes
- it cues you to focus
- reply in the break
- colours and small icons
- flipping straight away
- short repeat sessions
- practice questions
- the back
- starting the day before
- hurts learning
- top-to-bottom lists
- a goal for the session
- 9:30 PM
- interleaving
- True
- the back
- ratio
- so order gives no clue
- never reviewing again
- True
- hurts learning
- shuffling the deck
- True
- a poor notes habit
- True
- a good notes habit
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