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: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 3.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) three tasks at once (c) no break for 3 hours (d) starting without a plan
- 4.📅 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 third review?
- 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 6.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) TV on in the room (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
- 8.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
- 9.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) so order gives no clue (c) to finish faster (d) to lose some
- 10.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) books within reach
- 11.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
- 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 16.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one topic all evening
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) gaps that grow longer
- 19.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
- 22.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 24.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a new bedtime every day (c) short breaks to stretch (d) screens off before bed
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a messy desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
- 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 125 minutes?
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) a messy desk
- 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
- 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
- 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 32.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
- 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 36.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
- 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) modern (c) Formula for speed? (d) mice
- 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
- 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
Answer key
- a good notes habit
- passive review
- a timer on the desk
- 19
- reading the notes again
- True
- one task at a time
- 2
- so order gives no clue
- books within reach
- True
- linear notes
- only the easy cards
- adding small diagrams
- passive review
- 150
- algebra and area mixed
- starting the day before
- False
- a good notes habit
- notes in the big column
- 18
- 15
- a new bedtime every day
- phone in another room
- 4
- water bottle ready
- your own words
- 15
- recalling from memory
- 31
- cramming
- active recall
- colours and small icons
- spaced practice
- the cards you missed
- Formula for speed?
- 19
- one formula, 20 times
- linear notes
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