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 helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a TV on while studying (c) a short walk outdoors (d) scrolling in bed
- 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) highlighting in yellow
- 4.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
- 6.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) a noisy hallway
- 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
- 8.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 9.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 12.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
- 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) six hours in one go (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) a review calendar
- 15.True or false: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
- 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a dim room (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 22.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Formula for speed? (d) 56
- 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 27.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) TV in view (c) phone face-up nearby (d) on the bed
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) look at pictures (c) write what you know (d) read the summary
- 32.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
- 34.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes study time (b) it erases notes (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 35.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 38.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
Answer key
- a short walk outdoors
- a question on the front
- a blank-page brain dump
- cramming
- colours and small icons
- good light
- shuffling the deck
- 6
- True
- a good notes habit
- active recall
- False
- 21
- six hours in one go
- False
- 7
- linear notes
- six hours in one go
- answering with book shut
- helps you focus
- a dim room
- True
- 9
- Formula for speed?
- covering the answers
- testing yourself
- the same spot daily
- a poor flashcard habit
- recalling from memory
- False
- write what you know
- False
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- it helps store learning
- 50
- notes in the big column
- explaining it aloud
- True
- teaching it to a sibling
- recalling from memory
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