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 is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) water bottle ready (d) TV on in the room
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
- 5.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a quiet corner (c) a clear desk (d) books within reach
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) water bottle ready
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 10.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 11.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) phone in another room (d) no break for 3 hours
- 12.🧠 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
- 13.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) no more breaks (d) a test
- 14.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:00 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 15.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
- 18.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 10:00 PM (d) 7:00 PM
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) answering a quiz (d) looking at the diagrams
- 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
- 23.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) scrolling in bed (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a TV on while studying
- 24.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) read the summary (c) look at pictures (d) underline it
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 26.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a messy desk (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 33.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) highlight all of it
- 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 35.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
- 39.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) short keywords
Answer key
- water bottle ready
- a poor flashcard habit
- the front
- headings and bullets
- a noisy hallway
- TV on in the room
- passive review
- six hours in one go
- interleaving
- helps you focus
- no break for 3 hours
- self-made flashcards
- a longer break
- 7:30 PM
- False
- copying the summary
- numbered points in order
- 8:00 PM
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- looking at the diagrams
- seeing links in a topic
- a glass of water
- write what you know
- testing yourself
- True
- False
- active recall
- spaced practice
- one task at a time
- cue questions in margin
- helps you focus
- close it and recall it
- the front
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- only the easy cards
- answer first, then flip
- cover notes, use cues
- copying word for word
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