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) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
- 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
- 3.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 5.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
- 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
- 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
- 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 14.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 15.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) studying all night (c) gaming till midnight (d) screens off before bed
- 16.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 21.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) on the book (d) in another room
- 22.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 5-minute break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
- 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) mice (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
- 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
- 29.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
- 31.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
- 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
- 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 35.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
- 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
- 40.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- three tasks at once
- fractions
- False
- active recall
- 1 hour on 4 days
- highlighting in yellow
- a poor notes habit
- a little every day
- making your own cards
- the main topic
- answering a quiz
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- spaced practice
- screens off before bed
- True
- helps learning
- quizzing a friend
- active recall
- True
- in another room
- a 5-minute break
- a good notes habit
- What do roots do?
- self-made flashcards
- 31
- blocked practice
- normal and useful
- True
- see it again sooner
- reviewing over time
- helps you focus
- only the easy cards
- 21
- False
- True
- False
- it cues you to focus
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- False
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