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 of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 3.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) all day (d) 3 hours
- 4.😴 Diya goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
- 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 9.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
- 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
- 17.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 19.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a dim room (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 20.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) a timer on the desk (d) a messy desk
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
- 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) the same spot daily (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a clear desk
- 24.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) a messy desk (d) starting without a plan
- 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) writing it from memory
- 27.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) notifications off (d) no break for 3 hours
- 29.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 30.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
- 32.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 34.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
- 36.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 37.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) studying once, long (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) scanning the headings (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
Answer key
- never reviewing again
- quizzing a friend
- 25 minutes
- 11
- branches for subtopics
- explaining it aloud
- quizzing a friend
- passive review
- True
- when first learning
- hurts learning
- 17
- cue questions in margin
- copying the summary
- three tasks at once
- one keyword per branch
- False
- Thiruvananthapuram
- a clear desk
- a messy desk
- one fact per card
- interleaving
- phone face-up nearby
- phone in another room
- 30
- highlighting in yellow
- True
- notifications off
- 1
- 6
- practice questions
- False
- blocked practice
- breaks your focus
- the same order always
- 4
- False
- reviewing over time
- same type, page by page
- covering the answers
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