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 is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) starting without a plan (d) one task at a time
- 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
- 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 5.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
- 7.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 9.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
- 11.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 12.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
- 16.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
- 17.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 19.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
- 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
- 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 26.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
- 27.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk
- 28.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) checking messages
- 29.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
- 32.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) reading the notes again
- 34.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) your next snack (c) one clear task (d) ten tasks
- 35.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) gaps that grow longer (d) all in one night
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
- 40.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
Answer key
- one task at a time
- never testing yourself
- helps learning
- the front
- True
- practice questions
- 75
- a good notes habit
- False
- your own words
- a poor study spot
- True
- a good study spot
- more practice on misses
- headings and bullets
- 6
- False
- 150
- True
- practice questions
- cue questions in margin
- spaced practice
- notifications off
- quizzing a friend
- hurts learning
- notifications off
- a cluttered table
- checking messages
- 18
- adding small diagrams
- testing yourself
- hurts learning
- teaching it to a sibling
- one clear task
- False
- False
- False
- all in one night
- notes in the big column
- a poor study spot
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