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.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 2.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 3.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 7.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) useful — fix it now (c) a reason to stop (d) a waste of time
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) TV in view
- 9.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 10.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
- 15.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
- 18.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 19.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 10:30 PM
- 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 25.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 27.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) phone in another room
- 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 32.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
- 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 35.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) reading the notes again
- 37.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) a noisy hallway
- 39.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 56 (c) Formula for speed? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
Answer key
- 24
- one fact or idea
- 9:15 PM
- a poor flashcard habit
- recalling from memory
- blocked practice
- useful — fix it now
- TV in view
- 2
- False
- False
- True
- True
- you practise choosing
- False
- a poor study spot
- leaving some space
- a poor study spot
- 10:00 PM
- the front
- checking messages
- never testing yourself
- a good study spot
- Plural of “mouse”?
- False
- only the easy cards
- True
- same type, page by page
- three tasks at once
- seeing links in a topic
- a poor study spot
- you think as you write
- hurts learning
- practice questions
- True
- covering the answers
- False
- the same spot daily
- 56
- percentage
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