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.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
- 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
- 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 4.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
- 5.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a dim room (d) a quiet corner
- 6.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) study till 3 AM (c) game till late (d) watch a late film
- 7.True or false: “water bottle ready” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
- 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 15.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
- 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 17.🧠 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
- 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 19.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) your next snack
- 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 21.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 24.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a new bedtime every day (d) studying all night
- 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
- 26.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
- 27.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 6:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
- 32.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
- 35.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a TV on while studying (c) studying all night (d) scrolling in bed
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) on the bed
- 37.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
- 38.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) lasts for years (d) is the best way
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) a noisy hallway
Answer key
- reviewing over time
- never looking again
- passive review
- see it again sooner
- a dim room
- sleep on time
- True
- the back
- no headings at all
- cramming
- only fraction sums
- all area sums together
- a whole page per card
- hurts learning
- six hours in one go
- blocked practice
- recalling from memory
- blocked practice
- one clear task
- hurts learning
- True
- active recall
- 8
- short breaks to stretch
- notes in the big column
- in your own words
- 7:00 PM
- books within reach
- active recall
- spaced practice
- answering with book shut
- False
- True
- 3
- a glass of water
- on the bed
- it is active recall
- fades very quickly
- a cue column on the left
- the same spot daily
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