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) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 3.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a noisy hallway (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
- 4.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a messy desk
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 6.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) never at all (d) for every revision
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
- 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) a review calendar (d) old topics each week
- 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
- 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 11.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
- 12.😴 Nisha goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 15.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering with book shut (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
- 17.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) 3 hours
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
- 19.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
- 23.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
- 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 25.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
- 28.📅 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 second review?
- 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
- 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
- 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 33.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a firm chair (c) TV in view (d) good light
- 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) What do roots do? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
- 39.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
- 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
Answer key
- algebra and area mixed
- a shuffled set of sums
- the same spot daily
- phone in another room
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- when first learning
- answer first, then flip
- all in one night
- modern
- cramming
- one topic all evening
- 10
- cover notes, use cues
- copying the summary
- 5
- answering with book shut
- 25 minutes
- a mixed revision quiz
- True
- False
- False
- reading both sides
- normal and useful
- a good study spot
- True
- True
- recalling without notes
- 10
- passive review
- a question on the front
- 7 × 8 = ?
- ratio
- False
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- TV in view
- mice
- hurts learning
- adding small diagrams
- you think as you write
- never testing yourself
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