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 kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
- 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) What do roots do? (c) 56 (d) modern
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 7.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 9.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) scrolling in bed (c) a regular bedtime (d) screens off before bed
- 10.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone out of sight (c) phone in your hand (d) phone face-up nearby
- 11.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
- 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) phone in another room (c) water bottle ready (d) no break for 3 hours
- 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 16.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 5-minute break
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 19.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 20.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) lasts for years (c) fades very quickly (d) never fails
- 21.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 24.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) start a new topic (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 26.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
- 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
- 31.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 32.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) a firm chair (d) a noisy hallway
- 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
- 36.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) short repeat sessions (c) six hours in one go (d) one long read-through
- 38.🃏 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
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
Answer key
- Cornell notes
- adding small diagrams
- a shuffled set of sums
- explaining it aloud
- What do roots do?
- quizzing a friend
- True
- cover notes, use cues
- scrolling in bed
- phone out of sight
- a poor study spot
- main topic in the centre
- the back
- no break for 3 hours
- the front
- a 5-minute break
- same type, page by page
- a poor flashcard habit
- 2
- fades very quickly
- False
- linear notes
- recalling from memory
- review it sooner
- cramming
- the memory lasts longer
- cues and key questions
- a poor flashcard habit
- spaced practice
- practice questions
- 50
- a firm chair
- hurts learning
- Cornell notes
- 16
- False
- short repeat sessions
- see it again sooner
- a good flashcard habit
- helps you focus
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