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: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
- 3.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a timer on the desk
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
- 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
- 7.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 9.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) ten tasks (c) nothing at all (d) your next snack
- 10.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
- 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
- 15.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 20.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
- 23.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 7:15 PM (c) 6:15 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 24.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a TV on while studying (c) no break for hours (d) studying all night
- 25.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 2-hour nap
- 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) highlighting in yellow
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
- 30.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day
- 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 32.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) highlighting in yellow
- 34.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 36.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 38.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it saves electricity (d) it is a rule
- 40.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) highlight all of it
Answer key
- True
- all area sums together
- a timer on the desk
- a mixed revision quiz
- the front
- no headings at all
- help you refocus
- a good flashcard habit
- one clear task
- True
- looking at the diagrams
- a mind map
- ten colours a page
- top-to-bottom lists
- False
- passive review
- 31
- testing yourself
- one keyword per branch
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- a shuffled set of sums
- 7:15 PM
- a glass of water
- a 5-minute break
- answering a quiz
- copying the summary
- same type, page by page
- on the bed
- a little every day
- one fact per card
- 180
- answering with book shut
- False
- ratio
- hurts learning
- 15
- True
- it cues you to focus
- close it and recall it
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