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) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 4.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) good light
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) writing it from memory (d) reading the notes again
- 7.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 9.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 12.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 14.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
- 17.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
- 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
- 20.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 21.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 23.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) TV in view (c) a clear desk (d) a noisy hallway
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
- 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 26.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
- 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
- 28.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 29.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
- 30.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 31.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for the session
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 34.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
- 38.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 40.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- never testing yourself
- 32
- the front
- on the bed
- active recall
- writing it from memory
- True
- recalling from memory
- True
- the memory lasts longer
- spaced practice
- False
- cramming
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- a mixed revision quiz
- True
- 6
- a cue column on the left
- 20
- True
- spaced practice
- a clear desk
- no headings at all
- same type, page by page
- write what you know
- the same order always
- 16
- the cards you missed
- 100
- True
- starting without a plan
- quizzing a friend
- False
- 180
- switching topic each sum
- flipping straight away
- True
- helps you focus
- True
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