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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 3.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
- 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
- 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) a noisy hallway (d) a quiet corner
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) the same spot daily (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a cluttered table
- 8.🧠 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) a little every day
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 13.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) no review at all
- 14.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
- 20.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 23.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) skip it for good (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
- 25.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) a test (d) no more breaks
- 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
- 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
- 29.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 30.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) last-minute marathons (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 32.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) water bottle ready (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 33.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) help you refocus (c) are not allowed (d) make you forget
- 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
- 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
- 36.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
- 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) a whole page per card
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 40.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) screens off before bed (c) scrolling in bed (d) a glass of water
Answer key
- interleaving
- 25
- False
- a quiet corner
- teaching it to a sibling
- a noisy hallway
- the same spot daily
- explaining it aloud
- six hours in one go
- testing yourself
- the front
- passive review
- 1 hour on 4 days
- 240
- percentage
- blocked practice
- interleaving
- answer first, then flip
- short repeat sessions
- True
- a good study spot
- testing yourself
- False
- review it sooner
- a longer break
- cramming
- see it again sooner
- the back
- True
- 14
- last-minute marathons
- water bottle ready
- help you refocus
- same type, page by page
- tiny cramped writing
- 2
- helps learning
- a whole page per card
- same type, page by page
- scrolling in bed
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