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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
- 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
- 7.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) no more breaks (c) a new subject (d) a longer break
- 8.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 10.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) books within reach
- 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) answering with book shut (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
- 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
- 22.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 30.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 31.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it helps store learning (c) it erases notes (d) it does not matter
- 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
- 33.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 35.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) last-minute marathons (b) short repeat sessions (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 39.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 40.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a poor notes habit
- covering the answers
- the front
- branches for subtopics
- recalling from memory
- flipping straight away
- a longer break
- False
- 8
- a noisy hallway
- reading the notes again
- active recall
- area
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- answer first, then flip
- hurts learning
- quizzing a friend
- active recall
- recalling from memory
- never testing yourself
- False
- True
- writing every line
- never reviewing again
- breaks your focus
- fractions
- active recall
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- True
- it helps store learning
- writing every line
- 11
- helps learning
- False
- helps you focus
- the front
- last-minute marathons
- 23
- False
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