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: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
- 3.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 4.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
- 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
- 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 10.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) never reviewing again (c) a review calendar (d) last-minute marathons
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) copying the summary
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 16.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) listening to a recap
- 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) take in water (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) modern
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 23.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) copying the book (c) highlighting key lines (d) reading notes slowly
- 24.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 25.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps store learning (b) it erases notes (c) it does not matter (d) it wastes study time
- 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 200 minutes?
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 28.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 30.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) gaps that grow longer (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
- 31.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) screens off before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a new bedtime every day
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) answering a quiz
- 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 35.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 36.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 37.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone out of sight (c) phone on loud (d) phone face-up nearby
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a firm chair (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a dim room
Answer key
- False
- writing it from memory
- 25 minutes
- True
- False
- headings and bullets
- highlighting in yellow
- False
- 15
- seeing links in a topic
- a review calendar
- 20
- 25
- teaching it to a sibling
- Cornell notes
- True
- 5
- a poor flashcard habit
- writing it from memory
- percentage
- 7 × 8 = ?
- one chapter’s sums only
- recalling without notes
- False
- it helps store learning
- 6
- a mind map
- False
- 26
- gaps that grow longer
- a new bedtime every day
- self-made flashcards
- answering a quiz
- spaced practice
- 120
- 7
- phone out of sight
- cramming
- reading both sides
- a firm chair
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