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) TV on in the room (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or gazing at the book? (a) practice questions (b) gazing at the book
- 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) short repeat sessions (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
- 7.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
- 11.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) copying the summary (d) reading the notes again
- 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 15.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
- 18.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
- 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
- 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering with book shut
- 22.📅 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 2?
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 24.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 26.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) a clear desk (c) a noisy hallway (d) TV in view
- 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
- 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
- 31.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 11:00 PM
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 35.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 36.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
- 37.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) underline it (c) look at pictures (d) read the summary
- 38.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 24, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
- 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 24, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
Answer key
- phone in another room
- practice questions
- spaced practice
- clear headings
- one long read-through
- you practise choosing
- see it again sooner
- quizzing a friend
- a dim room
- testing yourself
- True
- flipping straight away
- teaching it to a sibling
- area
- False
- interleaving
- top-to-bottom lists
- you think as you write
- a poor study spot
- only the easy cards
- reading the notes again
- 6
- a poor study spot
- True
- 150
- True
- a clear desk
- area
- cramming
- same type, page by page
- 9:00 PM
- looking at the diagrams
- active recall
- 27
- 27
- help you refocus
- write what you know
- 32
- never testing yourself
- 28
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