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) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 3.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 5.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 6.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) end the session (d) reply in the break
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) copying the summary (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 10.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) feel bad and stop (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 12.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) starting without a plan (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
- 17.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 18.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) read the summary
- 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 22.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
- 25.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a regular bedtime (d) scrolling in bed
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) a timer on the desk
- 28.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 30.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a reason to stop (c) useful — fix it now (d) a waste of time
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
- 34.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 35.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) a clear desk (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 40.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- one chapter’s sums only
- testing yourself
- a poor study spot
- spaced practice
- 28
- reply in the break
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- helps learning
- copying the summary
- review it sooner
- helps you focus
- False
- quizzing a friend
- one task at a time
- a good study spot
- old topics each week
- 50
- write what you know
- False
- False
- spaced practice
- True
- True
- recalling without notes
- False
- a regular bedtime
- three tasks at once
- False
- percentage
- True
- False
- useful — fix it now
- last-minute marathons
- 180
- True
- True
- False
- True
- TV in view
- True
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