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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 2.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 3.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) one clear task
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 7.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 11.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) a goal for the session (d) phone in another room
- 12.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
- 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) writing it from memory
- 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 17.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) end the session
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 26.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
- 27.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) starting the day before (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 30.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
- 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Formula for speed?
- 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 34.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) a test (d) no more breaks
- 35.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 38.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
Answer key
- helps you focus
- one fact or idea
- 150
- active recall
- one clear task
- old topics each week
- True
- False
- main topic in the centre
- a good flashcard habit
- three tasks at once
- fades very quickly
- highlighting in yellow
- “What do roots do?”
- a poor notes habit
- a poor study spot
- reply in the break
- starting without a plan
- a good flashcard habit
- cramming
- cramming
- switching topic each sum
- breaks your focus
- True
- a poor notes habit
- quiet, tidy and bright
- False
- starting the day before
- helps you focus
- True
- write what you know
- Formula for speed?
- 30
- a longer break
- True
- a good study spot
- linear notes
- 6
- Cornell notes
- explaining it aloud
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