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.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 2.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 3.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
- 4.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 5.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) copy it neatly
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 10.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the last point
- 15.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) water bottle ready (d) TV on in the room
- 17.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) all day (c) 5 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
- 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
- 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
- 22.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
- 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 27.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
- 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 31.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 32.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 37.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a new bedtime every day (c) gaming till midnight (d) studying all night
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) one long read-through
- 40.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) under the pillow (c) in another room (d) in your hand
Answer key
- a good study spot
- True
- you think as you write
- area
- close it and recall it
- linear notes
- 16
- headings and bullets
- never reviewing again
- 7
- a poor flashcard habit
- percentage
- Cornell notes
- the main topic
- True
- water bottle ready
- 25 minutes
- Cornell notes
- self-made flashcards
- writing every line
- a short summary
- True
- helps learning
- tiny cramped writing
- answering a quiz
- one topic all evening
- it is active recall
- a poor notes habit
- copying the summary
- 23
- True
- helps learning
- interleaving
- all in one night
- testing yourself
- a mind map
- a regular bedtime
- spaced practice
- a little every day
- in another room
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