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 14. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) reading the notes again (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
- 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 6.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 8.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
- 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 14.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a dim room (d) the same spot daily
- 15.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
- 17.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 7:00 PM
- 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 22.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 27.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) a quiet corner
- 28.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 29.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 31.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) a waste of time
- 32.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 36.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering a quiz (d) writing it from memory
- 38.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
- 39.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) they look nicer
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
Answer key
- 21
- answering with book shut
- blocked practice
- practice questions
- 8
- False
- a poor study spot
- 1
- False
- a question on the front
- the back
- 26
- interleaving
- the same spot daily
- False
- area
- 7:30 PM
- switching topic each sum
- a blank-page brain dump
- passive review
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- True
- covering the answers
- a good notes habit
- recalling from memory
- phone face-up nearby
- False
- hurts learning
- active recall
- useful — fix it now
- False
- 13
- False
- 25
- 8
- highlighting in yellow
- mixing different topics
- you think as you write
- recalling from memory
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