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: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 2.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) never fails (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
- 4.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) waste all your time
- 6.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
- 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 8.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 11.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) review it sooner (c) feel bad and stop (d) skip it for good
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) starting the day before
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
- 15.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 17.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a TV on while studying (c) a short walk outdoors (d) studying all night
- 18.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) modern (c) mice (d) Formula for speed?
- 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 26.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you know
- 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.True or false: “starting without a plan” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
- 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
- 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 38.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
Answer key
- False
- fades very quickly
- answer first, then flip
- True
- help you refocus
- 2
- interleaving
- cramming
- explaining it aloud
- highlighting in yellow
- True
- review it sooner
- starting the day before
- clear headings
- a clear desk
- a mixed revision quiz
- a short walk outdoors
- False
- True
- practice questions
- helps learning
- 9:00 PM
- a poor study spot
- Formula for speed?
- covering the answers
- the cards you missed
- interleaving
- True
- Cornell notes
- writing it from memory
- 21
- a poor flashcard habit
- a poor notes habit
- answering with book shut
- one keyword per branch
- you think as you write
- interleaving
- so order gives no clue
- branches for subtopics
- a good flashcard habit
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