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.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 3.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 5.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
- 8.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 9.📅 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 second review?
- 10.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) old topics each week
- 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
- 14.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) books within reach (c) a quiet corner (d) on the bed
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) your own words
- 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 20.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) good light (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
- 21.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 22.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) a whole page per card
- 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) TV on in the room (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
- 27.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 29.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
- 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 34.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) starting without a plan
- 35.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) start a new topic (d) review it sooner
- 36.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
- 38.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 40.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
Answer key
- 9:45 PM
- a good notes habit
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- more practice on misses
- cue questions in margin
- 7
- 13
- the memory lasts longer
- all in one night
- 22
- fractions
- on the bed
- recalling from memory
- blocked practice
- your own words
- algebra and area mixed
- a good study spot
- good light
- 60
- True
- a whole page per card
- 17
- TV on in the room
- tiny cramped writing
- 9:30 PM
- linear notes
- False
- in your own words
- covering the answers
- the back
- 12
- a goal for the session
- review it sooner
- True
- only the easy cards
- see it again sooner
- testing yourself
- you practise choosing
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