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 or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 3.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) starting the day before (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
- 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a goal for the session (c) three tasks at once (d) TV on in the room
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
- 8.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
- 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
- 11.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
- 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 13.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) nothing at all
- 14.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
- 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) never fails (d) lasts for years
- 16.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 18.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) last-minute marathons (c) six hours in one go (d) gaps that grow longer
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 23.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) in another room (c) in your hand (d) under the pillow
- 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
- 25.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) good light (d) a dim room
- 27.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 29.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
- 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 33.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
- 35.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) game till late (c) sleep on time (d) watch a late film
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering a quiz
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
- 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
Answer key
- a poor study spot
- active recall
- when first learning
- starting the day before
- blocked practice
- a goal for the session
- all in one night
- 2
- never testing yourself
- covering the answers
- 10
- interleaving
- one clear task
- reviewing over time
- fades very quickly
- True
- breaks your focus
- 10:00 PM
- headings and bullets
- gaps that grow longer
- a poor study spot
- Cornell notes
- in another room
- a blank-page brain dump
- “What do roots do?”
- a dim room
- 25
- testing yourself
- True
- explaining it aloud
- highlighting in yellow
- gaps that grow longer
- False
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- True
- sleep on time
- practice questions
- listening to a recap
- 20
- the back
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