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 cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) last-minute marathons (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
- 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 3.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
- 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
- 7.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) six hours in one go
- 8.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 11.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) a little every day (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 13.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) never fails (d) lasts for years
- 14.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 15.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) a review calendar
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 23.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 26.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 28.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a new subject (c) a test (d) no more breaks
- 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 30.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) a clear desk (d) TV in view
- 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a glass of water
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 36.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) the same spot daily (c) on the bed (d) a quiet corner
- 37.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) cramming at night (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 39.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
Answer key
- last-minute marathons
- ratio
- cover notes, use cues
- 1
- active recall
- clear headings
- six hours in one go
- 3
- practice questions
- testing yourself
- you practise choosing
- one long read-through
- fades very quickly
- three tasks at once
- False
- percentage
- 14
- making your own cards
- never reviewing again
- only fraction sums
- one topic all evening
- Cornell notes
- False
- False
- the front
- 8:00 PM
- a mind map
- a longer break
- active recall
- a clear desk
- answer first, then flip
- a poor flashcard habit
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- a glass of water
- recalling from memory
- on the bed
- reviewing over time
- helps learning
- False
- see it again sooner
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