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: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) making your own cards
- 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 6.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
- 7.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) modern (d) distance ÷ time
- 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a clear desk (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
- 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
- 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) the same spot daily (c) a clear desk (d) good light
- 14.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a full page
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
- 18.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
- 25.📅 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 third review?
- 26.📅 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 fourth review?
- 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) six hours in one go (d) a review calendar
- 29.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 120 minutes?
- 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
- 32.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) is the best way (d) fades very quickly
- 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
- 35.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a test (c) no more breaks (d) a longer break
- 36.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📅 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 first review?
- 38.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) no review at all
- 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 40.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
Answer key
- False
- a good study spot
- making your own cards
- True
- the front
- a little every day
- True
- Plural of “mouse”?
- a clear desk
- never reviewing again
- a whole page per card
- 6
- a cluttered table
- False
- one fact or idea
- testing yourself
- one topic all evening
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- spaced practice
- True
- breaks your focus
- numbered points in order
- old topics each week
- 13
- 20
- a mixed revision quiz
- six hours in one go
- 4
- True
- so order gives no clue
- True
- fades very quickly
- fractions
- a longer break
- False
- 4
- 1 hour on 4 days
- linear notes
- 90
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