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 is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
- 2.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 6.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) it uses a pen
- 7.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 11.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
- 13.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
- 14.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) mice (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 16.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
- 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 21.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 22.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 23.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 25.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
- 27.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
- 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 30.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) teachers say so
- 31.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
- 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 34.🧠 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
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
- 36.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
- 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 39.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
Answer key
- “What do roots do?”
- True
- True
- 26
- a poor notes habit
- familiar is not known
- True
- 18
- 150
- the back
- False
- never looking again
- recalling without notes
- mice
- testing yourself
- False
- False
- notes in the big column
- a summary at the bottom
- a mind map
- 7
- 6
- useful — fix it now
- testing yourself
- True
- clear headings
- review it sooner
- cue questions in margin
- explaining it aloud
- the memory lasts longer
- False
- explaining it aloud
- breaks your focus
- explaining it aloud
- headings and bullets
- False
- listening to a recap
- a good notes habit
- 1
- practice questions
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