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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) highlighting in yellow
- 2.📅 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 4?
- 3.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 5.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 9.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) listening to a recap
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
- 12.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
- 13.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) start a new topic (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
- 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) scanning the headings (d) writing it from memory
- 17.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) TV on in the room (c) three tasks at once (d) water bottle ready
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a firm chair (c) books within reach (d) a quiet corner
- 19.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
- 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 23.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) highlighting key lines
- 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) no break for 3 hours
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) answering a quiz
- 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 36.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 37.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) no review at all (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 38.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) look at pictures (c) underline it (d) read the summary
- 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) a quiet corner
- 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
Answer key
- answering with book shut
- 28
- 6
- spaced practice
- False
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- in your own words
- quizzing a friend
- 1
- a blank-page brain dump
- practice questions
- reviewing over time
- review it sooner
- the back
- 28
- scanning the headings
- water bottle ready
- TV in view
- True
- never reviewing again
- one fact per card
- helps you focus
- True
- False
- recalling without notes
- a good notes habit
- numbered points in order
- a good flashcard habit
- phone in another room
- copying the summary
- 9
- interleaving
- self-made flashcards
- one chapter’s sums only
- active recall
- 21
- 1 hour on 4 days
- write what you know
- a noisy hallway
- Cornell notes
Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips