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) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 8.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
- 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
- 11.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 12.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 13.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 15.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 1-minute snack
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) 56 (d) take in water
- 19.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) useful — fix it now (c) a waste of time (d) a reason to stop
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 23.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
- 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a review calendar
- 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) a cluttered table
- 29.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 30.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) starting without a plan
- 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
- 35.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a noisy hallway (d) a firm chair
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
- 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
- 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
Answer key
- spaced practice
- main topic in the centre
- interleaving
- active recall
- answering a quiz
- active recall
- 8:00 PM
- True
- reviewing over time
- cover notes, use cues
- 3
- 5
- False
- interleaving
- a 5-minute break
- Cornell notes
- a good study spot
- Capital of Kerala?
- useful — fix it now
- cramming
- True
- interleaving
- seeing links in a topic
- cues and key questions
- all in one night
- the front
- a short summary
- good light
- False
- 8
- spaced practice
- a timer on the desk
- answering with book shut
- algebra and area mixed
- a firm chair
- a poor flashcard habit
- more practice on misses
- Cornell notes
- same type, page by page
- the front
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