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.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) reading notes slowly (c) copying the book (d) recalling without notes
- 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) take in water (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
- 5.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) a dim room
- 6.😴 Meera goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 7.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 9.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) ten tasks (c) your next snack (d) one clear task
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
- 12.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
- 13.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) one task at a time (d) no break for 3 hours
- 16.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 18.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) last-minute marathons (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
- 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) three tasks at once
- 26.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a disaster (c) a reason to stop (d) a waste of time
- 27.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 32.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
- 35.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
- 37.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 38.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
Answer key
- recalling without notes
- take in water
- one chapter’s sums only
- ten colours a page
- books within reach
- 8
- True
- testing yourself
- one clear task
- quizzing a friend
- a short summary
- normal and useful
- 100
- 1
- no break for 3 hours
- False
- one chapter’s sums only
- a review calendar
- one formula, 20 times
- testing yourself
- a good flashcard habit
- a whole page per card
- passive review
- a poor notes habit
- a timer on the desk
- useful — fix it now
- 60
- active recall
- your own words
- cramming
- interleaving
- a cluttered table
- helps you focus
- a little every day
- True
- 2
- helps you focus
- True
- False
- you practise choosing
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