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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) all in one night (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
- 3.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) short breaks to stretch (c) a full night’s sleep (d) gaming till midnight
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 5.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) a longer break (c) no more breaks (d) a new subject
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.😴 Meera goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 8.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 12.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) six hours in one go (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
- 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) copying the summary
- 15.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) on the bed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) a clear desk (c) a noisy hallway (d) TV in view
- 19.🧠 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
- 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) notifications off (c) water bottle ready (d) starting without a plan
- 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 25.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
- 28.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
- 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
- 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
- 32.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 33.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
- 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 35.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 11:30 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 38.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 39.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
- 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
Answer key
- passive review
- short repeat sessions
- gaming till midnight
- testing yourself
- a longer break
- active recall
- 8
- False
- hurts learning
- a blank-page brain dump
- cramming
- False
- six hours in one go
- copying the summary
- the same spot daily
- all area sums together
- a poor study spot
- a clear desk
- recalling from memory
- a poor flashcard habit
- starting without a plan
- True
- True
- a cue column on the left
- False
- breaks your focus
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 14
- explaining it aloud
- a cue column on the left
- old and new topics mixed
- 240
- in your own words
- interleaving
- 10:00 PM
- copying word for word
- a good flashcard habit
- 125
- normal and useful
- a look within a day
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