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.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) copy it neatly (c) close it and recall it (d) read it twice more
- 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
- 3.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 7.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 11:30 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 9.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) underline it (c) write what you know (d) read the summary
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
- 11.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a new bedtime every day (d) gaming till midnight
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
- 15.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) starting the day before (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
- 17.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) a goal for the session (d) TV on in the room
- 19.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
- 21.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
- 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) short repeat sessions
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 36.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) old topics each week (d) last-minute marathons
- 39.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) gaming till midnight (c) a regular bedtime (d) short breaks to stretch
- 40.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
Answer key
- close it and recall it
- a question on the front
- True
- percentage
- 17
- 180
- 10:00 PM
- a poor notes habit
- write what you know
- phone face-up nearby
- a full night’s sleep
- passive review
- area
- a shuffled set of sums
- you practise choosing
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- False
- a goal for the session
- 90
- highlighting in yellow
- False
- False
- 21
- helps you focus
- passive review
- self-made flashcards
- Cornell notes
- one formula, 20 times
- copying the summary
- all in one night
- all in one night
- self-made flashcards
- 27
- distance ÷ time
- self-made flashcards
- False
- True
- last-minute marathons
- gaming till midnight
- fades very quickly
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