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: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) never fails
- 3.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 5.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 8.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) the memory lasts longer (c) teachers say so (d) it is a rule
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 12.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) on the bed (c) a firm chair (d) phone face-up nearby
- 13.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 16.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
- 17.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a new bedtime every day (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
- 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 23.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 29.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) mice (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) distance ÷ time
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
- 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
- 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 35.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 38.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) no review at all (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) on the bed (d) a firm chair
- 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams
Answer key
- False
- fades very quickly
- a good study spot
- checking messages
- 120
- testing yourself
- a good notes habit
- the memory lasts longer
- passive review
- 17
- a good notes habit
- a firm chair
- False
- six hours in one go
- one keyword per branch
- only fraction sums
- False
- a cue column on the left
- Plural of “mouse”?
- area
- a regular bedtime
- active recall
- False
- False
- Cornell notes
- interleaving
- flipping straight away
- fractions
- Capital of Kerala?
- a shuffled set of sums
- colours and small icons
- interleaving
- top-to-bottom lists
- fractions
- 8
- quizzing a friend
- active recall
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a firm chair
- looking at the diagrams
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