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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 3.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 8.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 9.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 10.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 12.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) six hours in one go
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) gaps that grow longer
- 14.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
- 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) never testing yourself
- 16.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a glass of water (c) no break for hours (d) a new bedtime every day
- 17.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) a messy desk (d) phone in another room
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) water bottle ready (c) a messy desk (d) TV on in the room
- 21.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone in your hand (c) phone out of sight (d) phone on loud
- 22.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 24.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) checking messages
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 26.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) to save paper (d) the memory lasts longer
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
- 28.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
- 30.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
- 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) listening to a recap (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
- 35.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
- 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) on the bed
- 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
Answer key
- recalling from memory
- active recall
- True
- one chapter’s sums only
- 16
- phone face-up nearby
- passive review
- spaced practice
- 19
- it is active recall
- active recall
- six hours in one go
- gaps that grow longer
- the cards you missed
- shuffling the deck
- a glass of water
- 90
- the main topic
- a messy desk
- water bottle ready
- phone out of sight
- when first learning
- testing yourself
- a timer on the desk
- quizzing a friend
- the memory lasts longer
- a little every day
- one fact or idea
- practice questions
- True
- self-made flashcards
- passive review
- listening to a recap
- practice questions
- False
- a review calendar
- old and new topics mixed
- on the bed
- 17
- recalling from memory
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