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.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) screens off before bed (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a short walk outdoors (c) short breaks to stretch (d) scrolling in bed
- 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) a goal for the session
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
- 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) listening to a recap (d) writing it from memory
- 13.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
- 14.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) look at pictures (d) write what you know
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
- 17.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 18.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
- 20.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
- 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 24.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
- 26.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
- 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 30.📅 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
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 34.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) water bottle ready (d) a timer on the desk
- 37.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
- 39.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
Answer key
- False
- screens off before bed
- blocked practice
- True
- scrolling in bed
- helps learning
- TV on in the room
- practice questions
- ten colours a page
- a question on the front
- a short summary
- listening to a recap
- the memory lasts longer
- write what you know
- a poor study spot
- cue questions in margin
- books within reach
- True
- a question on the front
- True
- True
- a summary at the bottom
- the front
- False
- cues and key questions
- True
- a review calendar
- algebra and area mixed
- a good notes habit
- 1 hour on 4 days
- explaining it aloud
- testing yourself
- 17
- False
- 25 minutes
- no break for 3 hours
- True
- a goal for the session
- 5
- a mind map
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