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.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
- 5.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) mice (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 6.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) no break for hours (c) a full night’s sleep (d) scrolling in bed
- 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 fourth review?
- 8.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) no more breaks (d) a test
- 9.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 10:30 PM (c) 11:00 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 10.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
- 13.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
- 15.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
- 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 17.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) copy it neatly (c) read it twice more (d) close it and recall it
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) copying the summary
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
- 22.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) take in water (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
- 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) starting the day before
- 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) starting without a plan (c) a timer on the desk (d) a messy desk
- 28.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
- 31.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 32.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 34.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
- 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 38.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 39.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
Answer key
- False
- teaching it to a sibling
- testing yourself
- numbered points in order
- mice
- a full night’s sleep
- 27
- a longer break
- 10:00 PM
- 180
- listening to a recap
- never reviewing again
- True
- a look within a day
- review it sooner
- the front
- 50
- a poor flashcard habit
- close it and recall it
- copying the summary
- good light
- take in water
- passive review
- old and new topics mixed
- starting the day before
- 26
- a timer on the desk
- True
- listening to a recap
- a goal for the session
- 6
- True
- linear notes
- True
- headings and bullets
- numbered points in order
- percentage
- helps you focus
- False
- self-made flashcards
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