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.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) a noisy hallway
- 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
- 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 95 minutes?
- 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 3?
- 6.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 90 minutes?
- 7.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 8.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) gaps that grow longer (d) short repeat sessions
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
- 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) What do roots do? (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 13.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 16.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 18.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
- 21.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) scanning the headings
- 24.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 25.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
- 26.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
- 32.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) feel bad and stop (c) start a new topic (d) review it sooner
- 35.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
- 37.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) one clear task (d) ten tasks
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums
Answer key
- True
- good light
- one keyword per branch
- 3
- 11
- 3
- 90
- True
- starting the day before
- last-minute marathons
- What do roots do?
- a mixed revision quiz
- old topics each week
- a question on the front
- TV in view
- False
- passive review
- False
- False
- mixing different topics
- “What do roots do?”
- a good flashcard habit
- scanning the headings
- 210
- you practise choosing
- True
- starting without a plan
- a review calendar
- recalling from memory
- practice questions
- one fact per card
- True
- True
- review it sooner
- True
- 25 minutes
- one clear task
- spaced practice
- quizzing a friend
- all area sums together
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