Study Skills Worksheet: Pomodoro Technique

Exam preparation lesson 14: The Pomodoro technique · Set 631 · 40 questions

Study tip (25 + 5): One round = 25 minutes focus + 5 minutes break = 30 minutes. Focus minutes = rounds × 25; total minutes = rounds × 30. Full rounds in a time = minutes ÷ 30 (ignore the left-over minutes). Helps focus: one task, a timer, phone in another room, notifications off. Breaks focus: checking messages, TV on, three tasks at once.

1. 1.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) a goal for the session
2. 2.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
3. 3.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) notifications off
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) starting without a plan (d) a goal for the session
5. 5.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
6. 6.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) nothing at all (c) your next snack (d) ten tasks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) notifications off (c) a goal for the session (d) phone in another room
8. 8.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
9. 9.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) starting without a plan (c) a timer on the desk (d) a goal for the session
10. 10.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 1-minute snack (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
11. 11.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
12. 12.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a messy desk (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
14. 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
15. 15.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
16. 16.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
17. 17.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
18. 18.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
19. 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
20. 20.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
21. 21.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
24. 24.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) a messy desk (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
26. 26.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
27. 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 165 minutes?
28. 28.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
29. 29.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) call them now (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
30. 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
31. 31.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) on the book (c) in your hand (d) in another room
32. 32.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
34. 34.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) all day (c) 3 hours (d) 5 minutes
35. 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for the session (d) starting without a plan
37. 37.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
38. 38.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 45 minutes?
39. 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
40. 40.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips