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) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) three tasks at once
- 2.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
- 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 5.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
- 6.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) on your bed (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 8.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 8:15 PM
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 11.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) books within reach
- 15.True or false: “starting without a plan” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
- 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 19.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
- 23.True or false: “a messy desk” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
- 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
- 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 28.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
- 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) starting the day before (c) old topics each week (d) short repeat sessions
- 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 11:15 PM
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 36.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 38.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) never fails (c) is the best way (d) fades very quickly
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
Answer key
- water bottle ready
- when first learning
- short keywords
- quizzing a friend
- 7
- quiet, tidy and bright
- recalling from memory
- 8:15 PM
- a little every day
- quizzing a friend
- False
- a whole page per card
- explaining it aloud
- a noisy hallway
- True
- self-made flashcards
- linear notes
- one chapter’s sums only
- True
- True
- False
- one long read-through
- False
- you think as you write
- one fact per card
- a cue column on the left
- reading the notes again
- True
- False
- True
- recalling without notes
- starting the day before
- True
- 9:15 PM
- testing yourself
- False
- ratio
- False
- fades very quickly
- explaining it aloud
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