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 flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) on the bed
- 3.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 200 minutes?
- 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
- 7.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) one clear task (c) your next snack (d) ten tasks
- 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Formula for speed? (d) modern
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 10.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) water bottle ready (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
- 11.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) the memory lasts longer (c) it is a rule (d) teachers say so
- 12.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 2-hour nap (d) no break
- 13.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 15.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
- 18.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 19.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to make it messy (c) to lose some (d) to finish faster
- 20.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
- 21.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) good light
- 22.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
- 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
- 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 27.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) one task at a time
- 31.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 34.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a full night’s sleep (c) scrolling in bed (d) a glass of water
- 35.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
- 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
- 38.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 105 minutes?
- 40.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a poor flashcard habit
- books within reach
- 6
- Cornell notes
- highlighting in yellow
- 15
- one clear task
- Formula for speed?
- spaced practice
- TV on in the room
- the memory lasts longer
- a 5-minute break
- helps learning
- recalling from memory
- True
- no headings at all
- never looking again
- 11
- so order gives no clue
- when first learning
- good light
- True
- 100
- only the easy cards
- 10
- only fraction sums
- True
- active recall
- notes in the big column
- one task at a time
- True
- interleaving
- recalling from memory
- scrolling in bed
- 75
- never looking again
- leaving some space
- False
- 3
- False
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