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 study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 10.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 56 (d) take in water
- 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
- 13.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the prettiest ones
- 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 16.🧠 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
- 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
- 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 19.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 20.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) it cues you to focus (c) it saves electricity (d) to hide from family
- 21.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
- 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 28.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) is the best way
- 30.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) in another room (c) under the pillow (d) on the book
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 32.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
- 33.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:30 PM
- 34.📅 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 second review?
- 35.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
- 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
- 39.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
Answer key
- a good study spot
- the front
- cramming
- switching topic each sum
- adding small diagrams
- passive review
- False
- one topic all evening
- practice questions
- False
- Capital of Kerala?
- ten colours a page
- True
- the cards you missed
- 5
- explaining it aloud
- switching topic each sum
- spaced practice
- 6
- it cues you to focus
- False
- Cornell notes
- 9
- cramming
- three tasks at once
- passive review
- a good notes habit
- 9
- fades very quickly
- in another room
- quizzing a friend
- you practise choosing
- 8:30 PM
- 21
- a poor study spot
- a good flashcard habit
- tiny cramped writing
- short keywords
- False
- 3
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