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 makes a poor study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 2.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 3.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
- 4.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
- 7.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) a dark corner (d) in front of the TV
- 8.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a dim room (c) good light (d) books within reach
- 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 12.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
- 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 19.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) checking messages
- 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 23.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
- 25.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 27.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
- 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 31.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 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.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) call them now (c) end the session (d) reply at once
- 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 37.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a TV on while studying (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a short walk outdoors
- 38.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) a dim room (c) a noisy hallway (d) a cluttered table
Answer key
- TV in view
- spaced practice
- see it again sooner
- False
- 2
- a whole page per card
- quiet, tidy and bright
- True
- a dim room
- switching topic each sum
- hurts learning
- True
- False
- explaining it aloud
- phone in another room
- switching topic each sum
- seeing links in a topic
- testing yourself
- True
- one task at a time
- 7
- one chapter’s sums only
- False
- highlighting in yellow
- mixing different topics
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- testing yourself
- ten colours a page
- a poor notes habit
- False
- a blank-page brain dump
- 16
- reply in the break
- a blank-page brain dump
- 1
- a TV on while studying
- True
- normal and useful
- a quiet corner
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