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.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) writing every line
- 4.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) screens off before bed (c) a short walk outdoors (d) no break for hours
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
- 7.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a messy desk (c) phone in another room (d) notifications off
- 10.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
- 11.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
- 16.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) looking at the diagrams (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 18.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) help you refocus (c) waste all your time (d) make you forget
- 19.Which of these helps you focus? (a) one task at a time (b) no break for 3 hours (c) a messy desk (d) checking messages
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
- 22.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 24.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 11:00 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
- 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) distance ÷ time
- 27.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 32.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) read it twice more (c) close it and recall it (d) copy it neatly
- 33.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
- 35.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
- 38.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for the session (c) no break for 3 hours (d) notifications off
- 39.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) under the pillow
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
Answer key
- False
- 21
- writing every line
- no break for hours
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- False
- testing yourself
- a messy desk
- when first learning
- False
- Formula for speed?
- only fraction sums
- no headings at all
- a mixed revision quiz
- 240
- looking at the diagrams
- help you refocus
- one task at a time
- active recall
- 20
- True
- 24
- 9:30 PM
- a cue column on the left
- distance ÷ time
- True
- False
- breaks your focus
- 24
- reading the notes again
- close it and recall it
- True
- never reviewing again
- a little every day
- a cluttered table
- tiny cramped writing
- no break for 3 hours
- in another room
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
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