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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
- 3.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) review it sooner (c) feel bad and stop (d) start a new topic
- 4.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) covering the answers (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
- 13.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) answering with book shut
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
- 20.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) looking at the diagrams
- 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 28.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) water bottle ready (c) no break for 3 hours (d) phone in another room
- 29.True or false: “water bottle ready” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
- 34.📅 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 fourth review?
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
- 36.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) a little every day
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 40.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- blocked practice
- notes in the big column
- review it sooner
- True
- Thiruvananthapuram
- passive review
- practice questions
- covering the answers
- listening to a recap
- answering with book shut
- self-made flashcards
- branches for subtopics
- False
- hurts learning
- a good study spot
- a poor study spot
- a poor flashcard habit
- answering with book shut
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 9:15 PM
- 17
- Cornell notes
- spaced practice
- scanning the headings
- hurts learning
- looking at the diagrams
- a poor flashcard habit
- no break for 3 hours
- True
- 17
- blocked practice
- starting the day before
- tiny cramped writing
- 23
- colours and small icons
- 6
- passive review
- a little every day
- testing yourself
- False
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