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.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
- 3.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 5.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a cluttered table (c) on the bed (d) TV in view
- 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 7.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
- 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
- 11.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a TV on while studying (c) short breaks to stretch (d) gaming till midnight
- 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
- 14.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) help you refocus (c) are not allowed (d) make you forget
- 16.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
- 18.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) mice (c) distance ÷ time (d) What do roots do?
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 22.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
- 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) only fraction sums
- 26.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a dim room (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 29.Which of these helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) no break for hours (c) gaming till midnight (d) a TV on while studying
- 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
- 32.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
- 33.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a firm chair (d) on the bed
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 35.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) highlight all of it (c) copy it neatly (d) close it and recall it
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
- 37.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 39.📅 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 first review?
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) six hours in one go (c) a review calendar (d) gaps that grow longer
Answer key
- False
- cues and key questions
- False
- 20
- books within reach
- the front
- you practise choosing
- old and new topics mixed
- a poor flashcard habit
- flipping straight away
- short breaks to stretch
- spaced practice
- never testing yourself
- False
- help you refocus
- False
- algebra and area mixed
- normal and useful
- What do roots do?
- linear notes
- breaks your focus
- False
- True
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- only fraction sums
- True
- False
- a dim room
- a short walk outdoors
- adding small diagrams
- never reviewing again
- one fact or idea
- a firm chair
- explaining it aloud
- close it and recall it
- short repeat sessions
- 8
- a good flashcard habit
- 16
- six hours in one go
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