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 feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
- 2.Which of these hurts learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) screens off before bed (c) a glass of water (d) a short walk outdoors
- 3.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
- 5.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 6.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a review calendar (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 9.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 10.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) three tasks at once (d) water bottle ready
- 13.🔍 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
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
- 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) writing it from memory
- 17.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) TV on in the room
- 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) checking messages (c) starting without a plan (d) phone in another room
- 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a noisy hallway (c) books within reach (d) on the bed
- 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 31.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
- 34.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 35.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) ten facts
- 36.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
- 38.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) no break for 3 hours
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
Answer key
- numbered points in order
- gaming till midnight
- True
- cue questions in margin
- 25 minutes
- True
- 60
- a review calendar
- 6
- True
- False
- water bottle ready
- six hours in one go
- reading the notes again
- cramming
- scanning the headings
- False
- the back
- only the easy cards
- interleaving
- one task at a time
- a good notes habit
- phone in another room
- books within reach
- Cornell notes
- never reviewing again
- practice questions
- passive review
- 7
- breaks your focus
- True
- same type, page by page
- last-minute marathons
- a good study spot
- one fact or idea
- True
- you practise choosing
- no break for 3 hours
- a cue column on the left
- testing yourself
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