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.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
- 4.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) highlighting key lines (d) recalling without notes
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
- 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
- 7.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) skip it for good (c) start a new topic (d) feel bad and stop
- 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 11.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 13.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
- 15.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) short repeat sessions (c) one long read-through (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) making your own cards
- 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
- 21.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) a review calendar
- 22.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
- 23.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 25.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
- 27.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) no break for 3 hours
- 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 29.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 36.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) the same spot daily (c) a noisy hallway (d) good light
- 37.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
- 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
Answer key
- 30
- area
- reading both sides
- recalling without notes
- listening to a recap
- a whole page per card
- True
- review it sooner
- breaks your focus
- explaining it aloud
- reviewing over time
- a poor flashcard habit
- False
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- breaks your focus
- linear notes
- one long read-through
- the back
- making your own cards
- in your own words
- a review calendar
- the main topic
- the memory lasts longer
- helps you focus
- a poor study spot
- explaining it aloud
- no break for 3 hours
- copying the summary
- True
- top-to-bottom lists
- a good study spot
- practice questions
- testing yourself
- a good notes habit
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- a noisy hallway
- helps you focus
- cues and key questions
- Cornell notes
- a good notes habit
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