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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) a timer on the desk
- 3.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) no more breaks (c) a test (d) a longer break
- 4.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it is a rule (c) it saves electricity (d) it cues you to focus
- 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the prettiest ones
- 6.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
- 11.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 12.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 13.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) the date only
- 16.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
- 17.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) last-minute marathons
- 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) books within reach
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 22.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 23.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
- 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
- 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
- 33.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) a clear desk
- 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 37.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) your next snack (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
- 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
- 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
Answer key
- explaining it aloud
- TV on in the room
- a longer break
- it cues you to focus
- the cards you missed
- True
- False
- False
- blocked practice
- water bottle ready
- True
- 8
- True
- a good study spot
- a short summary
- normal and useful
- False
- short repeat sessions
- a noisy hallway
- spaced practice
- breaks your focus
- 100
- the memory lasts longer
- explaining it aloud
- one formula, 20 times
- looking at the diagrams
- hurts learning
- helps you focus
- 26
- algebra and area mixed
- cramming
- writing it from memory
- True
- a mixed revision quiz
- a noisy hallway
- helps you focus
- one clear task
- one fact or idea
- False
- helps you focus
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