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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 3.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 125 minutes?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
- 6.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) studying all night (d) a regular bedtime
- 8.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) phone in another room (d) checking messages
- 12.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 15.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a regular bedtime (c) a glass of water (d) screens off before bed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
- 18.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) a noisy hallway
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
- 23.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) reply at once (c) end the session (d) call them now
- 24.📵 Ishaan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 11:15 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 27.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) your own words
- 32.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) all in one night (c) starting the day before (d) gaps that grow longer
- 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
- 37.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
- 38.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) no review at all
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) listening to a recap
Answer key
- active recall
- writing it from memory
- 10
- 4
- cue questions in margin
- False
- a regular bedtime
- False
- self-made flashcards
- a mind map
- checking messages
- True
- a blank-page brain dump
- one formula, 20 times
- True
- a new bedtime every day
- one topic all evening
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- a noisy hallway
- Cornell notes
- hurts learning
- looking at the diagrams
- reply in the break
- 9:15 PM
- starting the day before
- recalling from memory
- False
- blocked practice
- False
- switching topic each sum
- writing every line
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- gaps that grow longer
- percentage
- a clear desk
- normal and useful
- 1 hour on 4 days
- interleaving
- teaching it to a sibling
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