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.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 3.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
- 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 7.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
- 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
- 13.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) all in one night
- 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) reading the notes again (c) answering with book shut (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 17.📅 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 2?
- 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
- 20.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 24.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
- 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 27.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 30.Which of these hurts learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a full night’s sleep
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) mice
- 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 36.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it is too hard (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
Answer key
- it is active recall
- active recall
- 75
- recalling from memory
- teaching it to a sibling
- interleaving
- False
- 33
- notifications off
- cramming
- you practise choosing
- a short summary
- 200
- all in one night
- reading the notes again
- a poor flashcard habit
- 13
- hurts learning
- percentage
- see it again sooner
- spaced practice
- Cornell notes
- self-made flashcards
- False
- reviewing over time
- active recall
- so order gives no clue
- scanning the headings
- helps you focus
- gaming till midnight
- a poor study spot
- Plural of “mouse”?
- one long read-through
- a summary at the bottom
- phone face-up nearby
- True
- 29
- familiar is not known
- quizzing a friend
- a mixed revision quiz
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