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.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 5 minutes
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a noisy hallway (c) a quiet corner (d) the same spot daily
- 3.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) short keywords
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a dim room (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 7.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) looking at the diagrams (d) highlighting in yellow
- 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 12.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
- 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
- 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) looking at the diagrams
- 18.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) take in water (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 21.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) good light (d) TV in view
- 23.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) books within reach
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 27.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) feel bad and stop
- 28.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
- 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 32.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
- 34.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
- 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
- 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
Answer key
- 25 minutes
- a noisy hallway
- False
- active recall
- never looking again
- good light
- False
- a blank-page brain dump
- a poor notes habit
- interleaving
- interleaving
- False
- False
- mixing different topics
- a good flashcard habit
- self-made flashcards
- covering the answers
- True
- take in water
- reading the notes again
- 4
- TV in view
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- helps you focus
- a noisy hallway
- helps you focus
- review it sooner
- False
- one keyword per branch
- one chapter’s sums only
- listening to a recap
- 13
- teaching it to a sibling
- 25
- colours and small icons
- colours and small icons
- a good study spot
- hurts learning
- a good flashcard habit
- cramming
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