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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
- 2.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 4.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) no review at all
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 6.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
- 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) reading the notes again
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a clear desk (c) the same spot daily (d) a dim room
- 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on in the room (d) starting without a plan
- 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 13.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 16.📅 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 4?
- 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
- 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 20.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
- 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
- 23.📅 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?
- 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
- 26.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
- 27.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) teachers say so (d) the memory lasts longer
- 28.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) one clear task
- 30.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 31.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) gaps that grow longer
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or gazing at the book? (a) practice questions (b) gazing at the book
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
- 34.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it cues you to focus (b) to hide from family (c) it is a rule (d) it saves electricity
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 36.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines
- 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 39.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) a timer on the desk (c) a goal for the session (d) one task at a time
Answer key
- branches for subtopics
- True
- spaced practice
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a good study spot
- True
- practice questions
- reading the notes again
- a dim room
- a short summary
- phone in another room
- switching topic each sum
- False
- False
- the front
- 28
- 30
- adding small diagrams
- 27
- the cards you missed
- 29
- percentage
- 10
- interleaving
- no headings at all
- it is active recall
- the memory lasts longer
- False
- one clear task
- mice
- gaps that grow longer
- practice questions
- making your own cards
- it cues you to focus
- quizzing a friend
- recalling without notes
- 22
- 9
- 4
- TV on in the room
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