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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 9.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 11.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) water bottle ready (c) a goal for the session (d) a messy desk
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
- 16.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it erases notes
- 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 18.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
- 20.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
- 21.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
- 22.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
- 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) the same spot daily
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) checking messages (c) a goal for the session (d) notifications off
- 27.😴 Meera goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
- 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 30.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
- 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
- 33.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
- 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) one long read-through (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
- 38.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) it uses a pen
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
- 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- breaks your focus
- a summary at the bottom
- breaks your focus
- self-made flashcards
- interleaving
- active recall
- 20
- same type, page by page
- True
- passive review
- False
- helps learning
- 8
- a messy desk
- TV in view
- it helps store learning
- reading the notes again
- True
- covering the answers
- all in one night
- so order gives no clue
- True
- interleaving
- percentage
- a cluttered table
- checking messages
- 10
- algebra and area mixed
- passive review
- you think as you write
- 30
- a dim room
- the memory lasts longer
- a whole page per card
- numbered points in order
- testing yourself
- short repeat sessions
- familiar is not known
- short keywords
- False
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