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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
- 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) the same spot daily (c) books within reach (d) TV in view
- 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) starting the day before
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 12.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) one long read-through (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 14.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) last-minute marathons
- 15.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
- 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 19.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 20.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) the same spot daily (d) a cluttered table
- 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Formula for speed? (c) take in water (d) What do roots do?
- 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 23.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
- 24.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a clear desk
- 26.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 29.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 30.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) no break (d) a 1-minute snack
- 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
- 32.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) short repeat sessions (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
- 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 35.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
- 37.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
- 39.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- no headings at all
- explaining it aloud
- explaining it aloud
- interleaving
- practice questions
- helps learning
- TV in view
- one topic all evening
- False
- a review calendar
- notes in the big column
- False
- one long read-through
- old topics each week
- True
- help you refocus
- blocked practice
- a poor notes habit
- spaced practice
- a cluttered table
- take in water
- the front
- you practise choosing
- 8:45 PM
- a cluttered table
- never reviewing again
- 1
- a poor notes habit
- Capital of Kerala?
- a 5-minute break
- headings and bullets
- 100
- all in one night
- ratio
- False
- one fact per card
- True
- numbered points in order
- mixing different topics
- helps you focus
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