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) writing it from memory (b) reading the notes again (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) copying the summary (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
- 3.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) lasts for years (d) never fails
- 4.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 5.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) reviewing over time (c) never reviewing (d) cramming at night
- 6.True or false: “answering a quiz” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “starting without a plan” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 9.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 10.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 11.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) all day (c) 3 hours (d) 5 minutes
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 14.😴 Diya goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) mice (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) What do roots do?
- 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 18.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) one clear task (c) ten tasks (d) nothing at all
- 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 20.🧠 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
- 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 22.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) familiar is not known
- 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
- 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) a timer on the desk (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 28.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) looking at the diagrams (d) scanning the headings
- 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 56
- 35.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a TV on while studying (d) studying all night
- 36.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a messy desk (c) starting without a plan (d) checking messages
- 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a little every day (c) starting the day before (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 39.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 40.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 10:00 PM
Answer key
- reading the notes again
- answering with book shut
- fades very quickly
- True
- reviewing over time
- True
- True
- helps you focus
- 7:30 PM
- 16
- 25 minutes
- quizzing a friend
- a good study spot
- 7
- 28
- mice
- passive review
- one clear task
- 17
- self-made flashcards
- a good study spot
- familiar is not known
- switching topic each sum
- blocked practice
- 23
- three tasks at once
- 19
- False
- True
- ten colours a page
- all in one night
- covering the answers
- 30
- What do roots do?
- screens off before bed
- True
- a timer on the desk
- starting the day before
- 7
- 9:45 PM
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