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 poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) more practice on misses
- 2.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) to save paper (c) it is a rule (d) teachers say so
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 4.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) checking messages
- 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 9.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 11.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 12.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 16.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for the session
- 18.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 19.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
- 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 25.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
- 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering with book shut
- 28.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) looking at the diagrams
- 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 32.📅 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 2?
- 33.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a longer break (c) a new subject (d) a test
- 34.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) all area sums together
- 36.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
- 40.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 10:45 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 10:15 PM
Answer key
- reading both sides
- the memory lasts longer
- recalling from memory
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a good study spot
- the same order always
- a timer on the desk
- helps learning
- False
- Cornell notes
- 20
- True
- cramming
- False
- percentage
- False
- checking messages
- review it sooner
- False
- cover notes, use cues
- hurts learning
- reviewing over time
- cramming
- 29
- a firm chair
- passive review
- highlighting in yellow
- phone out of sight
- looking at the diagrams
- blocked practice
- spaced practice
- 4
- a longer break
- 4
- all area sums together
- False
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- top-to-bottom lists
- 10:15 PM
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