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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
- 2.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
- 5.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
- 7.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 8.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
- 11.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
- 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 14.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 19.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 24.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 25.🌙 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
- 26.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 28.😴 Tara goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
- 31.📅 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?
- 32.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
- 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
- 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) short repeat sessions (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
- 37.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 39.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- your own words
- 8:45 PM
- a cue column on the left
- switching topic each sum
- True
- 15
- 200
- True
- False
- looking at the diagrams
- 5
- reading the notes again
- passive review
- True
- 60
- a shuffled set of sums
- testing yourself
- passive review
- False
- when first learning
- a mind map
- writing it from memory
- practice questions
- hurts learning
- sleep on time
- False
- a poor study spot
- 7
- False
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- 6
- hurts learning
- area
- branches for subtopics
- the back
- all in one night
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- 9:15 PM
- helps you focus
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