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.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 2.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 5.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) a firm chair
- 6.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) What do roots do? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) a messy desk (d) starting without a plan
- 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a quiet corner (d) books within reach
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) useful — fix it now (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
- 18.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) the same spot daily (c) good light (d) a dim room
- 20.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) read the summary
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
- 23.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) books within reach
- 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 26.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) a dark corner (c) in front of the TV (d) on your bed
- 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) one long read-through (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
- 31.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 32.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) answering with book shut
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
Answer key
- 6
- False
- main topic in the centre
- a poor flashcard habit
- a noisy hallway
- so order gives no clue
- one chapter’s sums only
- helps you focus
- modern
- only fraction sums
- phone in another room
- True
- TV in view
- all in one night
- a good notes habit
- useful — fix it now
- answering with book shut
- see it again sooner
- a dim room
- write what you know
- tiny cramped writing
- never testing yourself
- recalling without notes
- a noisy hallway
- cramming
- quiet, tidy and bright
- interleaving
- making your own cards
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 16
- 120
- 8
- branches for subtopics
- a blank-page brain dump
- breaks your focus
- a poor notes habit
- listening to a recap
- hurts learning
- cramming
- covering the answers
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