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 spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 4.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a dim room (c) books within reach (d) the same spot daily
- 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
- 8.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
- 12.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 11:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 10:30 PM
- 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) distance ÷ time (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
- 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
- 16.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) look at pictures (c) read the summary (d) underline it
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
- 18.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
- 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
- 25.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
- 28.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) call them now
- 30.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 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.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
- 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
Answer key
- a review calendar
- branches for subtopics
- blocked practice
- False
- True
- a dim room
- making your own cards
- True
- False
- True
- covering the answers
- 9:45 PM
- Capital of Kerala?
- “What do roots do?”
- highlighting in yellow
- write what you know
- one task at a time
- mixing different topics
- shuffling the deck
- helps learning
- a poor flashcard habit
- testing yourself
- Cornell notes
- headings and bullets
- True
- True
- short keywords
- False
- reply in the break
- False
- 150
- short repeat sessions
- a good study spot
- copying the summary
- 7
- it is active recall
- 11
- interleaving
- one long read-through
- 17
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