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) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) a review calendar
- 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 3.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 6.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
- 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
- 10.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a clear desk
- 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 12.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 13.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 14.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
- 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
- 20.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 10:30 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 8:30 PM
- 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a full night’s sleep
- 22.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 27.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
- 32.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 35.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
- 37.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone face-up nearby
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 40.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- all in one night
- breaks your focus
- 10
- interleaving
- on the bed
- False
- branches for subtopics
- top-to-bottom lists
- TV in view
- a cluttered table
- the front
- 60
- 75
- True
- mixing different topics
- a question on the front
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- hurts learning
- making your own cards
- 8:30 PM
- a full night’s sleep
- True
- False
- answering with book shut
- active recall
- practice questions
- False
- algebra and area mixed
- a good flashcard habit
- a cue column on the left
- 8
- a good study spot
- headings and bullets
- reading the notes again
- False
- when first learning
- True
- phone out of sight
- quizzing a friend
- False
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