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: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) making your own cards
- 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 5.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) water bottle ready (c) starting without a plan (d) a messy desk
- 7.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 56 (c) mice (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 13.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a test (c) no more breaks (d) a longer break
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 16.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
- 18.Which of these helps you focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a messy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) no break for 3 hours
- 19.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
- 20.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 22.Which of these is cramming? (a) six hours in one go (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
- 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 25.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 26.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
- 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
- 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) writing it from memory (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) books within reach (d) on the bed
- 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Formula for speed?
- 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
- 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
- 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
- 38.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
Answer key
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- only the easy cards
- a mind map
- True
- water bottle ready
- Plural of “mouse”?
- interleaving
- interleaving
- branches for subtopics
- quizzing a friend
- 19
- a longer break
- self-made flashcards
- interleaving
- False
- never testing yourself
- phone in another room
- you practise choosing
- same type, page by page
- testing yourself
- six hours in one go
- breaks your focus
- breaks your focus
- 1 hour on 4 days
- mixing different topics
- cue questions in margin
- 23
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- listening to a recap
- passive review
- books within reach
- Thiruvananthapuram
- linear notes
- old and new topics mixed
- copying word for word
- clear headings
- False
- when first learning
- review on days 1, 3, 7
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