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.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
- 3.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
- 6.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) to hide from family (c) it cues you to focus (d) it is a rule
- 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 8.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
- 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
- 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
- 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 18.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a noisy hallway (d) a firm chair
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 20.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
- 21.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 23.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
- 26.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) on the book (c) in another room (d) in your hand
- 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
- 29.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 32.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) never fails
- 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 35.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it helps store learning (c) it erases notes (d) it wastes study time
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) checking messages (c) notifications off (d) a timer on the desk
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
- 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
- 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
Answer key
- False
- notifications off
- mixing different topics
- active recall
- old and new topics mixed
- it cues you to focus
- helps learning
- False
- the back
- a poor notes habit
- a good flashcard habit
- a summary at the bottom
- a poor study spot
- your own words
- a cue column on the left
- copying word for word
- a poor notes habit
- a firm chair
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- one fact or idea
- when first learning
- one chapter’s sums only
- 175
- testing yourself
- one fact per card
- in another room
- the back
- never testing yourself
- 6
- True
- a poor flashcard habit
- fades very quickly
- False
- True
- it helps store learning
- checking messages
- old topics each week
- a good study spot
- a dim room
- spaced practice
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