Study skills

Questions

1. What is a good first step when planning a week of study?

   • List all tasks and deadlines
   • Start with the longest task
   • Study only your favourite subject
   • Wait until you feel motivated
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   List all tasks and deadlines

2. Which goal is SMART, meaning specific and measurable?

   • Do better in maths
   • Finish 10 maths problems by 5 pm
   • Study more this week
   • Try to understand everything
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   Finish 10 maths problems by 5 pm

3. Breaking a big project into small steps makes it easier to start. (True or false?)

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   True

4. Which tasks does a priority list put at the top?

   • The easiest ones only
   • The most urgent and important ones
   • The ones that take longest
   • The ones you enjoy most
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   The most urgent and important ones

5. What is spaced repetition?

   • Reading the text many times in one night
   • Repeating each word aloud once
   • Reviewing material at increasing intervals
   • Studying only in a quiet space
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   Reviewing material at increasing intervals

6. A mnemonic is a trick that helps you to do what?

   • Avoid distractions
   • Read more quickly
   • Remember information
   • Write faster
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   Remember information

7. Which memory technique links items to places along a familiar route? (Answer out loud)

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   The method of loci (memory palace)

8. Which method is usually best for remembering what you read?

   • Copying the text neatly
   • Highlighting every line
   • Reading the page again and again
   • Testing yourself without looking
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   Testing yourself without looking

9. In note-taking, what should you mainly write down?

   • Every word the teacher says
   • Key ideas in your own words
   • Only the examples
   • Only the titles
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   Key ideas in your own words

10. Which note-taking method divides a page into notes, cues and a summary?

    • The Cornell method
    • The Pomodoro method
    • The Venn method
    • The flashcard method
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    The Cornell method

11. What name is given to a diagram that branches out from a central idea? (Answer out loud)

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    Mind map

12. When is the best time to review your class notes?

    • At the end of the term
    • Never, once they are written
    • Soon after the lesson
    • The night before the exam only
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    Soon after the lesson

13. Which is the best way to begin exam preparation?

    • Make a revision timetable early
    • Only read the textbook once
    • Skip the hard topics
    • Study all night before
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    Make a revision timetable early

14. Doing past papers under timed conditions is a good way to prepare for exams. (True or false?)

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    True

15. Sleeping well the night before an exam is less useful than studying until dawn. (True or false?)

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    False

16. In exams, what should you read carefully before writing your answer? (Answer out loud)

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    The question (instructions)

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