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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 3.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) listening to a recap (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
- 11.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) a glass of water (c) no break for hours (d) screens off before bed
- 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) your own words
- 15.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) help you refocus (c) waste all your time (d) make you forget
- 16.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 18.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) copying the book (d) recalling without notes
- 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) take in water (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
- 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
- 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 23.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 24.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a clear desk (c) books within reach (d) good light
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
- 27.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
- 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
- 32.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 4 hours on exam day
- 33.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) studying all night (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a TV on while studying
- 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 36.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 37.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
- 40.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:30 PM
Answer key
- active recall
- a poor flashcard habit
- 60
- a clear desk
- linear notes
- the front
- shuffling the deck
- a blank-page brain dump
- tiny cramped writing
- one long read-through
- no break for hours
- 5
- reading both sides
- your own words
- help you refocus
- 14
- passive review
- True
- recalling without notes
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- adding small diagrams
- teaching it to a sibling
- cramming
- on the bed
- active recall
- clear headings
- False
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- interleaving
- Cornell notes
- self-made flashcards
- 1 hour on 4 days
- a short walk outdoors
- cramming
- Cornell notes
- 10
- 90
- spaced practice
- covering the answers
- 9:15 PM
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