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.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) your own words
- 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 6.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) one task at a time (c) water bottle ready (d) TV on in the room
- 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 8.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
- 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
- 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 15.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) game till late (c) watch a late film (d) sleep on time
- 16.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 22.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) last-minute marathons (d) a review calendar
- 23.📅 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 first review?
- 24.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
- 25.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
- 27.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
- 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) take in water (c) What do roots do? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 30.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
- 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) answering a quiz
- 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) phone in another room (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) last-minute marathons (c) all in one night (d) a review calendar
Answer key
- 8
- writing every line
- the front
- cramming
- 33
- TV on in the room
- hurts learning
- True
- it is active recall
- leaving some space
- quizzing a friend
- headings and bullets
- cue questions in margin
- old and new topics mixed
- sleep on time
- only fraction sums
- 2
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- a mind map
- a mind map
- a review calendar
- 13
- so order gives no clue
- in another room
- last-minute marathons
- False
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- take in water
- False
- active recall
- a good notes habit
- a cue column on the left
- a whole page per card
- self-made flashcards
- answering a quiz
- passive review
- checking messages
- testing yourself
- a review calendar
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