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: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 2.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 4.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
- 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) six hours in one go (d) gaps that grow longer
- 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
- 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
- 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a regular bedtime (c) a short walk outdoors (d) screens off before bed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
- 17.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a quiet corner (c) TV in view (d) good light
- 23.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) last-minute marathons (c) a review calendar (d) gaps that grow longer
- 24.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
- 29.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
- 31.True or false: “a messy desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) for every revision
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
- 34.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
Answer key
- spaced practice
- False
- False
- helps learning
- 31
- no headings at all
- highlighting in yellow
- self-made flashcards
- six hours in one go
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- 23
- only the easy cards
- 1
- no break for hours
- notes in the big column
- True
- False
- False
- area
- Cornell notes
- TV in view
- last-minute marathons
- False
- a poor notes habit
- phone face-up nearby
- never looking again
- answer first, then flip
- True
- your own words
- False
- when first learning
- shuffling the deck
- True
- False
- quizzing a friend
- recalling from memory
- a poor flashcard habit
- a good flashcard habit
- one fact per card
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