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 goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 3.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a disaster (c) useful — fix it now (d) a reason to stop
- 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a dim room
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) scanning the headings (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) writing it from memory
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 7.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) game till late (b) study till 3 AM (c) watch a late film (d) sleep on time
- 9.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 10.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it does not matter (c) it helps store learning (d) it erases notes
- 11.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
- 13.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “Underline roots.” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 15.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) distance ÷ time (d) take in water
- 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 17.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) they are cheaper
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) starting without a plan (c) a goal for the session (d) water bottle ready
- 19.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) reply at once (c) call them now (d) end the session
- 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 21.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) teachers say so
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
- 24.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a glass of water (c) screens off before bed (d) scrolling in bed
- 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
- 26.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) scrolling in bed (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a new bedtime every day
- 27.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 2-hour nap (d) no break
- 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) answering a quiz (d) highlighting in yellow
- 32.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
- 35.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
- 37.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 38.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) last-minute marathons (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) a little every day
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
Answer key
- mice
- testing yourself
- useful — fix it now
- good light
- scanning the headings
- recalling from memory
- False
- sleep on time
- 19
- it helps store learning
- reviewing over time
- answering with book shut
- “What do roots do?”
- active recall
- Capital of Kerala?
- a good notes habit
- you think as you write
- starting without a plan
- reply in the break
- scanning the headings
- True
- the memory lasts longer
- only fraction sums
- scrolling in bed
- 1
- short breaks to stretch
- False
- a 5-minute break
- Cornell notes
- never reviewing again
- answering a quiz
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- no headings at all
- 8
- see it again sooner
- False
- 11
- last-minute marathons
- testing yourself
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