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 of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
- 2.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📅 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?
- 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
- 5.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) start a new topic (c) review it sooner (d) feel bad and stop
- 6.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 10.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
- 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 14.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 15.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a quiet corner (c) the same spot daily (d) good light
- 18.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 200 minutes?
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
- 22.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
- 23.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) short breaks to stretch (c) screens off before bed (d) studying all night
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
- 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
- 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) shuffling the deck
- 28.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number
- 30.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 56 (c) What do roots do? (d) mice
- 36.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) more practice on misses
- 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
- 39.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- never reviewing again
- True
- 20
- old and new topics mixed
- review it sooner
- more practice on misses
- phone in another room
- a good flashcard habit
- practice questions
- last-minute marathons
- 12
- teaching it to a sibling
- all area sums together
- 120
- False
- breaks your focus
- on the bed
- True
- 6
- a poor flashcard habit
- answering a quiz
- “What do roots do?”
- studying all night
- a cue column on the left
- a short summary
- one topic all evening
- the same order always
- False
- the main topic
- 60
- water bottle ready
- 7
- a shuffled set of sums
- active recall
- What do roots do?
- True
- a whole page per card
- only the easy cards
- True
- breaks your focus
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