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 of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 4.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📅 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 2?
- 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 8.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) read it twice more (c) close it and recall it (d) highlight all of it
- 9.📅 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 fourth review?
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 11.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
- 13.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 14.🧠 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
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a TV on while studying (c) a regular bedtime (d) a glass of water
- 17.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 18.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) a goal for the session (d) checking messages
- 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 24.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 26.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 27.Which of these is cramming? (a) last-minute marathons (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
- 28.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) nothing at all
- 30.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
- 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) never reviewing again
- 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 36.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
- 38.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) useful — fix it now (c) a waste of time (d) a disaster
- 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
Answer key
- starting the day before
- teaching it to a sibling
- same type, page by page
- True
- 12
- on the bed
- self-made flashcards
- close it and recall it
- 18
- answer first, then flip
- True
- clear headings
- 150
- self-made flashcards
- a good notes habit
- a TV on while studying
- 50
- 4
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- recalling from memory
- old topics each week
- a goal for the session
- 30
- True
- all area sums together
- a clear desk
- last-minute marathons
- True
- one clear task
- False
- covering the answers
- never reviewing again
- False
- books within reach
- testing yourself
- True
- shuffling the deck
- useful — fix it now
- passive review
- writing it from memory
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