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: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 2.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
- 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
- 9.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) one long read-through (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
- 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
- 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) a timer on the desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) one task at a time
- 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 18.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 20.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) TV on in the room (c) water bottle ready (d) a timer on the desk
- 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
- 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
- 24.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
- 26.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 10:30 PM
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) covering the answers
- 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
- 31.📅 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 4?
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) on the bed
- 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 35.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) one long read-through (d) last-minute marathons
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) the same spot daily (d) a dim room
- 39.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a goal for the session
Answer key
- spaced practice
- passive review
- mice
- a question on the front
- teaching it to a sibling
- writing it from memory
- a good study spot
- top-to-bottom lists
- False
- gaps that grow longer
- the back
- one topic all evening
- a cue column on the left
- no break for 3 hours
- passive review
- reading the notes again
- cramming
- False
- a good notes habit
- False
- TV on in the room
- a summary at the bottom
- all area sums together
- 150
- same type, page by page
- 9:30 PM
- one long read-through
- highlighting in yellow
- tiny cramped writing
- copying the summary
- 16
- self-made flashcards
- a quiet corner
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- True
- a little every day
- practice questions
- a dim room
- False
- no break for 3 hours
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