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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
- 4.📅 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 2?
- 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 11.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) never reviewing again
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
- 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 15.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 21.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) game till late (c) study till 3 AM (d) sleep on time
- 23.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) useful — fix it now (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for the session (c) starting without a plan (d) no break for 3 hours
- 25.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) answering a quiz
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
- 29.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a cluttered table (c) on the bed (d) a noisy hallway
- 33.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 3, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
- 36.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
- 38.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) looking at the diagrams
Answer key
- hurts learning
- helps you focus
- no headings at all
- 16
- quizzing a friend
- answering with book shut
- Cornell notes
- listening to a recap
- a mixed revision quiz
- one chapter’s sums only
- never reviewing again
- practice questions
- the front
- 14
- False
- area
- a poor study spot
- a good flashcard habit
- the back
- all area sums together
- False
- sleep on time
- useful — fix it now
- a goal for the session
- reviewing over time
- testing yourself
- answering a quiz
- recalling from memory
- False
- 13
- False
- good light
- False
- 11
- a short summary
- familiar is not known
- your own words
- False
- a clear desk
- teaching it to a sibling
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