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) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
- 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
- 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
- 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 5.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 7.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a little every day (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
- 8.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a messy desk
- 10.🔍 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
- 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
- 13.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) distance ÷ time
- 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 24, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 18.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) books within reach
- 19.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 20.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 21.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
- 22.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
- 24.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) notifications off (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
- 26.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 29.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
- 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
- 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 37.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) writing it from memory
- 39.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
Answer key
- never looking again
- no headings at all
- a short summary
- a poor study spot
- 8:45 PM
- active recall
- a little every day
- False
- phone in another room
- a summary at the bottom
- a poor notes habit
- shuffling the deck
- False
- True
- True
- distance ÷ time
- 32
- on the bed
- False
- 10
- normal and useful
- False
- recalling from memory
- False
- three tasks at once
- True
- False
- spaced practice
- 8
- Thiruvananthapuram
- reading the notes again
- top-to-bottom lists
- a good study spot
- 25
- breaks your focus
- cramming
- False
- copying the summary
- 5
- only fraction sums
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