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 fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
- 3.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
- 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
- 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
- 6.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
- 8.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) sleep on time
- 9.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 17.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) books within reach (d) TV in view
- 18.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 20.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) all in one night
- 21.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 22.📅 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 2?
- 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
- 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 27.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 29.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) old topics each week
- 36.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 38.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
- 40.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) a review calendar
Answer key
- True
- practice questions
- mixing different topics
- short keywords
- numbered points in order
- False
- the same order always
- sleep on time
- 210
- False
- helps learning
- a poor flashcard habit
- answering with book shut
- reading the notes again
- flipping straight away
- a whole page per card
- books within reach
- True
- the main topic
- a little every day
- a noisy hallway
- 6
- a summary at the bottom
- a clear desk
- a poor notes habit
- a poor notes habit
- 8
- testing yourself
- False
- True
- active recall
- 21
- 17
- one fact per card
- one long read-through
- 21
- spaced practice
- 180
- tiny cramped writing
- a review calendar
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