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 helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a new bedtime every day
- 2.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
- 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 5.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) copying the summary
- 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) take in water (d) 56
- 9.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
- 12.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
- 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
- 14.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) help you refocus (d) waste all your time
- 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
- 16.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
- 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
- 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) phone in another room (c) starting without a plan (d) water bottle ready
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 24.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) is the best way (d) never fails
- 25.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) all day (c) 3 hours (d) 25 minutes
- 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) covering the answers (d) copying the summary
- 28.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) starting the day before
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 31.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) TV on in the room
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) mice
- 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
Answer key
- a short walk outdoors
- 5
- a question on the front
- breaks your focus
- True
- 50
- covering the answers
- 7 × 8 = ?
- 18
- blocked practice
- a cue column on the left
- you practise choosing
- 7
- help you refocus
- a shuffled set of sums
- True
- main topic in the centre
- clear headings
- helps learning
- ten colours a page
- starting without a plan
- a good study spot
- scanning the headings
- fades very quickly
- 25 minutes
- a poor study spot
- copying the summary
- short repeat sessions
- a look within a day
- all area sums together
- True
- True
- water bottle ready
- practice questions
- 20
- mice
- helps learning
- one formula, 20 times
- the front
- a cue column on the left
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