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 a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 3.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 5.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 7.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
- 8.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 9.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
- 11.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) scrolling in bed (c) gaming till midnight (d) a glass of water
- 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
- 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
- 15.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a dim room (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 18.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
- 25.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) on the book (c) in your hand (d) in another room
- 26.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
- 28.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
- 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Formula for speed? (d) take in water
- 34.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 37.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) a noisy hallway (c) books within reach (d) TV in view
- 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 40.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- your own words
- quizzing a friend
- 150
- 27
- False
- teaching it to a sibling
- mixing different topics
- a good study spot
- True
- the same order always
- a glass of water
- one keyword per branch
- breaks your focus
- a whole page per card
- 5
- active recall
- books within reach
- one fact or idea
- on the bed
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- False
- a good study spot
- highlighting in yellow
- in another room
- 4
- recalling from memory
- True
- 6
- passive review
- hurts learning
- main topic in the centre
- Formula for speed?
- False
- breaks your focus
- recalling from memory
- books within reach
- answer first, then flip
- a clear desk
- False
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