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 of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) listening to a recap
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
- 5.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it wastes study time (c) it does not matter (d) it helps store learning
- 6.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 8.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) starting the day before
- 9.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) all day (d) 25 minutes
- 11.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
- 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering a quiz (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
- 14.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) nothing at all (c) your next snack (d) ten tasks
- 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 16.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) short breaks to stretch (c) gaming till midnight (d) a new bedtime every day
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 20.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 22.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) short repeat sessions (c) starting the day before (d) one long read-through
- 24.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 25.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 26.📅 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?
- 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 28.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
- 29.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a regular bedtime (c) studying all night (d) scrolling in bed
- 30.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a dim room (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
- 31.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
- 36.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
- 37.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
- 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
- 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
- 40.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
Answer key
- listening to a recap
- all in one night
- a poor notes habit
- writing every line
- it helps store learning
- True
- a good notes habit
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- True
- 25 minutes
- 25
- books within reach
- answering a quiz
- one clear task
- blocked practice
- short breaks to stretch
- testing yourself
- Cornell notes
- testing yourself
- 7
- fractions
- 125
- short repeat sessions
- 120
- helps you focus
- 28
- passive review
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- a regular bedtime
- the same spot daily
- helps you focus
- 6
- 7
- a shuffled set of sums
- branches for subtopics
- making your own cards
- you think as you write
- explaining it aloud
- a cue column on the left
- the cards you missed
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