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.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
- 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) one long read-through (c) last-minute marathons (d) six hours in one go
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 7.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
- 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
- 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
- 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 14.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) one long read-through
- 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) answering with book shut
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a firm chair (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 18.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
- 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 20.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
- 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 28.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) reviewing over time (c) cramming at night (d) never reviewing
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
- 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 33.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 34.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 35.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 37.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 38.True or false: “water bottle ready” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 40.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) notifications off (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
Answer key
- in your own words
- top-to-bottom lists
- a whole page per card
- gaps that grow longer
- quizzing a friend
- writing it from memory
- gaps that grow longer
- the back
- ratio
- cover notes, use cues
- seeing links in a topic
- the back
- breaks your focus
- short repeat sessions
- Cornell notes
- answering with book shut
- a dim room
- recalling without notes
- a good notes habit
- True
- reading the notes again
- one chapter’s sums only
- blocked practice
- reading the notes again
- notes in the big column
- passive review
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- reviewing over time
- quizzing a friend
- one task at a time
- active recall
- 120
- helps you focus
- False
- spaced practice
- breaks your focus
- True
- active recall
- TV on in the room
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