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 is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
- 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 5.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
- 7.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
- 8.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) write what you know (c) read the summary (d) underline it
- 10.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) see it again sooner (d) throw it away
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 12.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
- 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
- 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 17.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a reason to stop (c) a waste of time (d) a disaster
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
- 21.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) gaps that grow longer
- 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) a review calendar (d) last-minute marathons
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 26.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
- 27.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
- 28.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
- 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
- 32.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) modern
- 33.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 35.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 38.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) on the bed
- 40.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
Answer key
- copying word for word
- reading both sides
- spaced practice
- 6
- False
- in your own words
- mixing different topics
- False
- write what you know
- see it again sooner
- cramming
- the memory lasts longer
- a poor flashcard habit
- switching topic each sum
- active recall
- helps learning
- False
- useful — fix it now
- a good flashcard habit
- practice questions
- all in one night
- 1
- last-minute marathons
- one fact per card
- passive review
- a timer on the desk
- the main topic
- True
- you practise choosing
- blocked practice
- shuffling the deck
- modern
- False
- one chapter’s sums only
- True
- passive review
- linear notes
- False
- on the bed
- review it sooner
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