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 is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
- 2.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a TV on while studying (d) scrolling in bed
- 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 5.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) sleep on time (c) study till 3 AM (d) game till late
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
- 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
- 9.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
- 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
- 14.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) starting the day before (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 15.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) listening to a recap (d) looking at the diagrams
- 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 24.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
- 29.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a firm chair (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
- 32.📅 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?
- 33.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 5-minute break (c) no break (d) a 2-hour nap
- 34.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) a little every day
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
- 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) old and new topics mixed
- 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
Answer key
- a clear desk
- False
- short breaks to stretch
- helps you focus
- sleep on time
- active recall
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- headings and bullets
- reviewing over time
- interleaving
- seeing links in a topic
- copying the summary
- 4
- a review calendar
- distance ÷ time
- hurts learning
- 16
- passive review
- testing yourself
- passive review
- answering a quiz
- a short summary
- 26
- 15
- 7
- quizzing a friend
- spaced practice
- a shuffled set of sums
- the back
- writing it from memory
- a firm chair
- 8
- a 5-minute break
- starting the day before
- explaining it aloud
- TV on in the room
- covering the answers
- a poor flashcard habit
- all area sums together
- area
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