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: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 3.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) old topics each week (d) a little every day
- 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
- 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
- 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
- 11.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) a cluttered table (d) phone face-up nearby
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 16.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 20.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) phone face-up nearby (c) books within reach (d) a dim room
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering with book shut
- 26.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) read the summary (d) write what you know
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
- 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
- 31.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) a messy desk (c) phone in another room (d) water bottle ready
- 32.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) short repeat sessions
- 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 135 minutes?
- 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) Formula for speed? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
Answer key
- True
- helps learning
- True
- never reviewing again
- hurts learning
- spaced practice
- one fact per card
- helps you focus
- ratio
- no headings at all
- a firm chair
- answering with book shut
- one long read-through
- hurts learning
- the front
- False
- False
- 17
- hurts learning
- False
- True
- self-made flashcards
- clear headings
- books within reach
- highlighting in yellow
- write what you know
- 22
- False
- colours and small icons
- 3
- a messy desk
- sleep on time
- all in one night
- 4
- a blank-page brain dump
- Cornell notes
- interleaving
- cue questions in margin
- Formula for speed?
- self-made flashcards
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