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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 2.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
- 6.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 7.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 11.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) old topics each week (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 12.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) the same spot daily (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
- 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 19.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 5-minute break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) a 2-hour nap
- 20.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) a whole chapter
- 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) listening to a recap (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
- 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
- 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) never reviewing again
- 30.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) TV in view
- 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 36.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it cues you to focus (b) it is a rule (c) it saves electricity (d) to hide from family
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
- 38.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 39.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) gaps that grow longer
Answer key
- helps learning
- False
- False
- a question on the front
- numbered points in order
- 1 hour on 4 days
- False
- more practice on misses
- active recall
- active recall
- old topics each week
- a dim room
- helps you focus
- switching topic each sum
- never looking again
- looking at the diagrams
- branches for subtopics
- testing yourself
- a 5-minute break
- one fact or idea
- 18
- teaching it to a sibling
- a mind map
- recalling from memory
- 1
- one long read-through
- answer first, then flip
- a good study spot
- never reviewing again
- False
- good light
- breaks your focus
- helps learning
- a blank-page brain dump
- only fraction sums
- it cues you to focus
- clear headings
- 19
- False
- gaps that grow longer
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