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 makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a cluttered table (c) a quiet corner (d) books within reach
- 2.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
- 4.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
- 5.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
- 8.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 11.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) phone in another room (c) a timer on the desk (d) three tasks at once
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
- 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 18.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 19.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) no break for 3 hours
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 22.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 27.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 29.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 32.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) read it twice more (c) copy it neatly (d) close it and recall it
- 33.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
- 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) modern (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 38.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone in your hand (c) phone out of sight (d) phone on loud
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) gaps that grow longer (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 40.📅 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 first review?
Answer key
- a cluttered table
- 75
- one formula, 20 times
- it is active recall
- 2
- the back
- more practice on misses
- True
- the front
- a good flashcard habit
- three tasks at once
- covering the answers
- ratio
- only the easy cards
- one keyword per branch
- clear headings
- practice questions
- 8:15 PM
- False
- a goal for the session
- a poor study spot
- True
- recalling from memory
- recalling from memory
- practice questions
- spaced practice
- False
- quizzing a friend
- 11
- False
- quizzing a friend
- close it and recall it
- False
- helps you focus
- looking at the diagrams
- interleaving
- 7 × 8 = ?
- phone out of sight
- one long read-through
- 14
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