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.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) write what you know
- 2.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 5.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 7.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
- 10.🧠 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
- 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
- 15.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 16.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
- 21.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 22.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) nothing at all (c) your next snack (d) one clear task
- 23.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) notifications off (c) three tasks at once (d) starting without a plan
- 27.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) one long read-through
- 29.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or gazing at the book? (a) practice questions (b) gazing at the book
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) a review calendar (d) a little every day
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 34.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) notifications off (c) a messy desk (d) a goal for the session
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
- 38.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
- 39.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a full night’s sleep (c) no break for hours (d) a short walk outdoors
- 40.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
Answer key
- write what you know
- False
- normal and useful
- practice questions
- True
- testing yourself
- True
- False
- a whole page per card
- recalling from memory
- 7 × 8 = ?
- 13
- the back
- copying the summary
- 150
- False
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- helps learning
- breaks your focus
- notes in the big column
- 125
- one clear task
- True
- False
- 11
- notifications off
- True
- one long read-through
- False
- a blank-page brain dump
- practice questions
- all in one night
- a good study spot
- True
- a messy desk
- a dim room
- never reviewing again
- you practise choosing
- no break for hours
- active recall
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