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 the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a goal for the session (c) a messy desk (d) TV on in the room
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.🧠 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
- 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 8.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
- 9.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) looking at the diagrams
- 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
- 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
- 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 15.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) ten tasks (c) nothing at all (d) your next snack
- 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
- 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 20.📅 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?
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) books within reach (d) a noisy hallway
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 25.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
- 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 30.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) all day (d) 5 minutes
- 31.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 33.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) underline it (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 37.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) study till 3 AM (c) sleep on time (d) watch a late film
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
Answer key
- a goal for the session
- a noisy hallway
- a cue column on the left
- passive review
- 15
- useful — fix it now
- a good study spot
- normal and useful
- False
- looking at the diagrams
- all in one night
- cramming
- the main topic
- a poor flashcard habit
- one clear task
- the back
- clear headings
- one formula, 20 times
- 20
- 20
- helps learning
- a noisy hallway
- testing yourself
- 17
- books within reach
- listening to a recap
- algebra and area mixed
- never looking again
- a poor notes habit
- 25 minutes
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- write what you know
- short keywords
- notes in the big column
- sleep on time
- a cue column on the left
- the back
- area
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