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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 4.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
- 6.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
- 9.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) phone in another room (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
- 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
- 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
- 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 14.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
- 16.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
- 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 20.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) a clear desk (d) a dim room
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
- 24.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
- 25.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 27.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
- 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) good light
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
- 37.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) answering a quiz
- 40.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) no more breaks (c) a new subject (d) a longer break
Answer key
- a good notes habit
- 30
- a question on the front
- False
- 2
- True
- the back
- colours and small icons
- 2
- TV on in the room
- one long read-through
- copying the summary
- a mind map
- books within reach
- reading both sides
- reviewing over time
- passive review
- notes in the big column
- helps you focus
- False
- helps learning
- a clear desk
- notes in the big column
- you think as you write
- familiar is not known
- testing yourself
- True
- testing yourself
- a whole page per card
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- leaving some space
- no headings at all
- a good study spot
- good light
- flipping straight away
- explaining it aloud
- True
- explaining it aloud
- highlighting in yellow
- a longer break
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