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 is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) a firm chair (d) phone face-up nearby
- 2.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
- 4.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 6.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone on loud (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
- 7.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 9.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
- 11.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) covering the answers
- 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 15.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 19.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
- 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
- 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
- 23.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) TV in view
- 24.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) old topics each week (d) six hours in one go
- 26.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 7:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 27.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 29.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) a timer on the desk (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 30.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 31.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
- 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 36.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 38.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
- 40.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) a clear desk
Answer key
- a firm chair
- True
- 27
- False
- breaks your focus
- phone out of sight
- 200
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- answer first, then flip
- 10
- spaced practice
- covering the answers
- 24
- 60
- reading the notes again
- fractions
- cramming
- familiar is not known
- a look within a day
- area
- one chapter’s sums only
- TV in view
- True
- old topics each week
- 8:15 PM
- 11
- 5
- starting without a plan
- 4
- False
- shuffling the deck
- a poor flashcard habit
- mice
- cramming
- 210
- Cornell notes
- True
- headings and bullets
- a clear desk
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