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.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone in your hand (d) phone out of sight
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
- 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 4.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 8.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) books within reach (d) a quiet corner
- 9.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) gaming till midnight (c) a short walk outdoors (d) scrolling in bed
- 11.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) starting without a plan (d) phone in another room
- 12.🔀 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) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 13.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) underline it (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
- 14.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
- 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
- 19.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 21.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
- 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
- 25.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 11:00 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 28.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 32.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 33.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 34.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a glass of water (c) studying all night (d) a TV on while studying
- 36.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
- 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 40.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:45 PM
Answer key
- phone out of sight
- teaching it to a sibling
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- False
- self-made flashcards
- a good notes habit
- a noisy hallway
- True
- a short walk outdoors
- phone in another room
- ratio
- write what you know
- see it again sooner
- a poor notes habit
- numbered points in order
- active recall
- recalling from memory
- 21
- hurts learning
- 23
- a poor study spot
- never reviewing again
- a mixed revision quiz
- 9:30 PM
- helps you focus
- gaps that grow longer
- 3
- ratio
- 14
- a mind map
- True
- 2
- False
- a glass of water
- active recall
- adding small diagrams
- blocked practice
- quizzing a friend
- 8:30 PM
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