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.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 3.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) a messy desk (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
- 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 6.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 7.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
- 9.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 10.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
- 13.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
- 14.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
- 15.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) no break for 3 hours
- 20.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
- 26.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 27.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 7:45 PM
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
- 30.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 32.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
- 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 36.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
- 38.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
Answer key
- a look within a day
- testing yourself
- normal and useful
- a messy desk
- spaced practice
- a good study spot
- True
- leaving some space
- False
- hurts learning
- highlighting in yellow
- writing it from memory
- you think as you write
- when first learning
- False
- a good notes habit
- a good flashcard habit
- answering with book shut
- water bottle ready
- False
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- shuffling the deck
- flipping straight away
- no break for 3 hours
- 90
- 8:30 PM
- a good flashcard habit
- algebra and area mixed
- 180
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 50
- short repeat sessions
- False
- 2
- a timer on the desk
- making your own cards
- 5
- one keyword per branch
- top-to-bottom lists
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