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.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) feel bad and stop
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 3.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 4.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
- 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 11.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) books within reach
- 12.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 14.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
- 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) checking messages
- 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 18.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
- 23.📅 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?
- 24.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it wastes study time (d) it helps store learning
- 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
- 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 28.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
- 29.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) take in water (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 30.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
- 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
- 32.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) checking messages (c) a timer on the desk (d) three tasks at once
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
- 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) copying the summary (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) looking at the diagrams
- 36.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- review it sooner
- a poor flashcard habit
- 2
- True
- normal and useful
- passive review
- a mind map
- one chapter’s sums only
- all in one night
- the front
- TV in view
- recalling without notes
- practice questions
- mixing different topics
- spaced practice
- notifications off
- spaced practice
- False
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- copying the summary
- testing yourself
- ten colours a page
- 21
- it helps store learning
- a dim room
- answering with book shut
- breaks your focus
- the main topic
- Plural of “mouse”?
- cover notes, use cues
- a look within a day
- False
- a timer on the desk
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- a blank-page brain dump
- False
- False
- only the easy cards
- cramming
- False
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