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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 2.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
- 4.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 8.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) close it and recall it (c) highlight all of it (d) read it twice more
- 9.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) books within reach (d) a quiet corner
- 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
- 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) notifications off (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 16.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) notifications off (c) three tasks at once (d) a messy desk
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 21.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) good light (d) phone face-up nearby
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
- 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
- 30.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
- 32.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a timer on the desk (c) starting without a plan (d) notifications off
- 34.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
- 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) water bottle ready (d) a goal for the session
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
- 38.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
- 40.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a TV on while studying (c) screens off before bed (d) a new bedtime every day
Answer key
- explaining it aloud
- False
- testing yourself
- True
- scanning the headings
- linear notes
- testing yourself
- close it and recall it
- a noisy hallway
- a cue column on the left
- same type, page by page
- a question on the front
- helps you focus
- three tasks at once
- explaining it aloud
- True
- notifications off
- a poor flashcard habit
- reading both sides
- more practice on misses
- False
- True
- good light
- practice questions
- 17
- covering the answers
- testing yourself
- covering the answers
- one chapter’s sums only
- False
- a question on the front
- False
- starting without a plan
- one fact or idea
- cramming
- checking messages
- a shuffled set of sums
- False
- a short summary
- screens off before bed
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