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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 3.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) listening to a recap
- 7.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) old topics each week (d) six hours in one go
- 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 10.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
- 12.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 15.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) no more breaks (c) a longer break (d) a test
- 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) TV in view (c) a quiet corner (d) good light
- 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
- 19.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 21.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 24.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) notifications off (c) a messy desk (d) no break for 3 hours
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
- 28.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) making your own cards
- 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 33.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) gaming till midnight (c) a glass of water (d) a full night’s sleep
- 35.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 38.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
- 40.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 9:00 PM
Answer key
- explaining it aloud
- all area sums together
- True
- it is active recall
- passive review
- teaching it to a sibling
- six hours in one go
- see it again sooner
- spaced practice
- True
- colours and small icons
- False
- True
- a poor notes habit
- a longer break
- 20
- TV in view
- 3
- 120
- a poor flashcard habit
- 50
- False
- a mind map
- notifications off
- hurts learning
- a poor flashcard habit
- ratio
- 1 hour on 4 days
- only the easy cards
- a poor study spot
- leaving some space
- TV in view
- True
- gaming till midnight
- one long read-through
- recalling from memory
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- adding small diagrams
- 9:30 PM
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