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: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 4.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 5.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
- 6.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 8.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) studying all night (c) screens off before bed (d) short breaks to stretch
- 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
- 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
- 16.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 105 minutes?
- 21.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
- 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
- 25.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📝 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
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 28.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
- 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 30.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 2-hour nap (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
- 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 32.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
- 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
- 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) notifications off (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
- 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
Answer key
- False
- False
- breaks your focus
- 8
- you think as you write
- 210
- a good flashcard habit
- studying all night
- short keywords
- 8
- active recall
- True
- self-made flashcards
- practice questions
- a cluttered table
- True
- helps learning
- testing yourself
- Plural of “mouse”?
- 3
- in your own words
- helps you focus
- explaining it aloud
- notes in the big column
- True
- cover notes, use cues
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- recalling without notes
- 16
- a 5-minute break
- 7
- familiar is not known
- ten colours a page
- helps learning
- recalling from memory
- never looking again
- notifications off
- 7
- True
- branches for subtopics
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