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 makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) a dim room (c) a noisy hallway (d) on the bed
- 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 3.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 6.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) no break (d) a 2-hour nap
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
- 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) the same spot daily
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
- 11.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
- 13.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
- 14.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 18.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 56 (c) modern (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 22.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 24.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
- 25.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 28.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 30.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a TV on while studying (c) no break for hours (d) gaming till midnight
- 35.📅 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?
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
- 38.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
Answer key
- a quiet corner
- top-to-bottom lists
- False
- True
- False
- a 5-minute break
- teaching it to a sibling
- blocked practice
- the same spot daily
- shuffling the deck
- only fraction sums
- answering with book shut
- fades very quickly
- reviewing over time
- answering with book shut
- flipping straight away
- linear notes
- breaks your focus
- Formula for speed?
- helps you focus
- a good study spot
- True
- one formula, 20 times
- it cues you to focus
- review it sooner
- top-to-bottom lists
- linear notes
- 150
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- 21
- same type, page by page
- active recall
- a full night’s sleep
- 5
- a good flashcard habit
- short keywords
- True
- passive review
- your own words
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