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.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
- 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
- 4.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 6.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 10.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 11.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
- 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 15.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
- 18.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 21.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
- 24.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📅 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 fourth review?
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 28.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it erases notes (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) covering the answers (d) looking at the diagrams
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
- 32.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 33.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
- 34.📅 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 first review?
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 37.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) a full page
- 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
- 40.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
Answer key
- 1
- leaving some space
- reading the notes again
- True
- 200
- 18
- recalling from memory
- interleaving
- helps you focus
- flipping straight away
- False
- 56
- a poor study spot
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- hurts learning
- Cornell notes
- flipping straight away
- True
- a poor study spot
- one chapter’s sums only
- True
- True
- clear headings
- False
- True
- 21
- cramming
- it helps store learning
- covering the answers
- spaced practice
- never looking again
- 4
- see it again sooner
- 19
- helps you focus
- a good notes habit
- one fact or idea
- 18
- adding small diagrams
- hurts learning
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