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.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) feel bad and stop (c) start a new topic (d) review it sooner
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
- 3.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 8.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
- 9.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 10.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 11.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
- 13.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
- 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
- 16.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
- 17.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
- 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
- 19.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 22.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
- 25.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) last-minute marathons (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
- 26.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
- 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) covering the answers (d) writing it from memory
- 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 29.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) looking at the diagrams
- 36.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) TV on in the room (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
- 40.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
Answer key
- review it sooner
- only fraction sums
- True
- a timer on the desk
- a review calendar
- passive review
- active recall
- recalling without notes
- 7
- 22
- help you refocus
- self-made flashcards
- it is active recall
- 6
- cue questions in margin
- one fact or idea
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- a blank-page brain dump
- False
- answering a quiz
- active recall
- phone out of sight
- one topic all evening
- a shuffled set of sums
- old topics each week
- you practise choosing
- highlighting in yellow
- cover notes, use cues
- True
- area
- a mind map
- active recall
- explaining it aloud
- blocked practice
- looking at the diagrams
- True
- a good notes habit
- 10
- a timer on the desk
- a clear desk
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