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) six hours in one go (b) short repeat sessions (c) a review calendar (d) a little every day
- 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 4.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
- 5.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 6.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
- 7.True or false: “no break for hours” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
- 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 14.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 16.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 19.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) ten facts
- 23.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a timer on the desk (c) checking messages (d) a messy desk
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 25.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it is too hard (c) familiar is not known (d) it uses a pen
- 26.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 29.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying all night (d) no break for hours
- 31.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) scanning the headings (c) answering a quiz (d) covering the answers
- 33.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) on the book (b) under the pillow (c) in another room (d) in your hand
- 35.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) the memory lasts longer (d) to save paper
- 36.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
- 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a new bedtime every day (c) no break for hours (d) a glass of water
- 39.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 40.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a test (c) no more breaks (d) a longer break
Answer key
- six hours in one go
- a mixed revision quiz
- one formula, 20 times
- checking messages
- 120
- a clear desk
- False
- recalling from memory
- numbered points in order
- the back
- cue questions in margin
- only fraction sums
- copying the summary
- True
- 13
- False
- True
- cramming
- True
- True
- False
- one fact or idea
- a timer on the desk
- a question on the front
- familiar is not known
- False
- blocked practice
- the front
- 7
- a full night’s sleep
- in your own words
- scanning the headings
- False
- in another room
- the memory lasts longer
- 1 hour on 4 days
- no headings at all
- a glass of water
- 1
- a longer break
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