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) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) answering with book shut
- 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
- 4.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
- 6.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 7.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) studying once, long (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
- 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
- 9.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
- 11.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
- 12.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 13.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) they look nicer
- 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) a review calendar
- 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 18.📅 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?
- 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
- 22.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone out of sight
- 23.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 24.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
- 27.🧠 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
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 29.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 10:15 PM
- 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
- 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) starting the day before
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
- 35.Which of these helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
- 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) never reviewing again (d) last-minute marathons
Answer key
- answering with book shut
- helps learning
- top-to-bottom lists
- False
- making your own cards
- 4
- reviewing over time
- flipping straight away
- 10
- headings and bullets
- familiar is not known
- helps learning
- you think as you write
- helps you focus
- explaining it aloud
- last-minute marathons
- spaced practice
- 7
- 3
- recalling from memory
- writing every line
- phone out of sight
- 1 hour on 4 days
- helps learning
- blocked practice
- only the easy cards
- explaining it aloud
- only fraction sums
- 9:15 PM
- ten colours a page
- interleaving
- a clear desk
- a little every day
- self-made flashcards
- a short walk outdoors
- helps you focus
- testing yourself
- False
- books within reach
- old topics each week
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