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: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 3.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 4.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) reply in the break (c) reply at once (d) call them now
- 5.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 6.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) never use it again (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
- 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 8.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
- 11.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) phone in another room (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
- 14.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a timer on the desk (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 16.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 19.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
- 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
- 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 26.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) it saves electricity
- 27.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) a quiet corner (d) TV in view
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 31.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 33.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
- 34.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
- 37.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 38.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) TV on in the room (d) a timer on the desk
- 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
Answer key
- False
- the back
- 180
- reply in the break
- 13
- see it again sooner
- interleaving
- False
- True
- testing yourself
- True
- a question on the front
- phone in another room
- False
- three tasks at once
- True
- False
- 33
- False
- a summary at the bottom
- True
- active recall
- linear notes
- quizzing a friend
- 1
- it cues you to focus
- True
- a quiet corner
- 15
- a poor flashcard habit
- the back
- a mind map
- a goal for the session
- 50
- testing yourself
- explaining it aloud
- six hours in one go
- TV on in the room
- hurts learning
- looking at the diagrams
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