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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it helps store learning (c) it erases notes (d) it wastes study time
- 2.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a timer on the desk
- 3.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 11:15 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 10:45 PM
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
- 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
- 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
- 8.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 10.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a little every day
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
- 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) scanning the headings
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) old topics each week
- 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
- 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 20.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 22.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
- 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
- 30.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 32.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 33.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to lose some
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
- 37.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
- 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) never reviewing again
- 40.📝 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
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- no break for 3 hours
- 10:15 PM
- a little every day
- one chapter’s sums only
- cramming
- looking at the diagrams
- 90
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- last-minute marathons
- testing yourself
- headings and bullets
- scanning the headings
- a poor notes habit
- old topics each week
- ratio
- a goal for the session
- a question on the front
- True
- breaks your focus
- False
- False
- one keyword per branch
- the front
- only fraction sums
- interleaving
- blocked practice
- never testing yourself
- 150
- old and new topics mixed
- spaced practice
- so order gives no clue
- your own words
- practice questions
- only the easy cards
- False
- copying word for word
- a review calendar
- cues and key questions
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