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.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 2.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 3.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
- 7.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
- 9.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) answering with book shut (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
- 16.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
- 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
- 20.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone out of sight (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
- 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
- 23.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 25.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
- 27.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
- 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 32.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 7:15 PM (d) 8:45 PM
- 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
- 34.😴 Meera goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 35.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
- 36.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) read it twice more
- 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
- 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
- 39.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
Answer key
- spaced practice
- 1 hour on 4 days
- 240
- quizzing a friend
- a good study spot
- covering the answers
- on the bed
- algebra and area mixed
- it is active recall
- scanning the headings
- breaks your focus
- one formula, 20 times
- 16
- quizzing a friend
- answering with book shut
- False
- your own words
- 2
- headings and bullets
- phone out of sight
- blocked practice
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- True
- 29
- reviewing over time
- writing every line
- False
- 2
- flipping straight away
- Cornell notes
- a poor flashcard habit
- 8:00 PM
- cue questions in margin
- 9
- mixing different topics
- close it and recall it
- the back
- a regular bedtime
- 125
- a good flashcard habit
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