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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 2.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) no review at all (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 3.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
- 4.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a little every day (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
- 5.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
- 6.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone on loud (d) phone out of sight
- 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
- 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) the same spot daily
- 11.Which of these hurts learning? (a) studying all night (b) a glass of water (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a regular bedtime
- 12.🧠 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
- 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
- 14.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a new bedtime every day (c) gaming till midnight (d) a full night’s sleep
- 15.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 195 minutes?
- 16.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
- 18.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a timer on the desk (c) notifications off (d) a goal for the session
- 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
- 24.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
- 31.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
- 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) starting the day before (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
- 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
- 36.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) make you forget
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
- 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 40.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
Answer key
- hurts learning
- 1 hour on 4 days
- see it again sooner
- all in one night
- no break for 3 hours
- phone out of sight
- cramming
- headings and bullets
- fractions
- TV in view
- studying all night
- recalling from memory
- only the easy cards
- a full night’s sleep
- 6
- False
- recalling without notes
- False
- checking messages
- the back
- 13
- a good notes habit
- main topic in the centre
- True
- ratio
- more practice on misses
- spaced practice
- blocked practice
- a poor flashcard habit
- numbered points in order
- familiar is not known
- passive review
- self-made flashcards
- old topics each week
- the back
- help you refocus
- practice questions
- area
- a shuffled set of sums
- checking messages
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