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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
- 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 6.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📅 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 fourth review?
- 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) books within reach (c) a noisy hallway (d) phone face-up nearby
- 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 12.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
- 13.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a messy desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) a timer on the desk
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) never reviewing again (d) starting the day before
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 16.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) they look nicer
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) highlighting in yellow
- 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
- 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 26.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 2-hour nap (d) a 5-minute break
- 27.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
- 30.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
- 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
- 34.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
- 35.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Read page 12.”
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a noisy hallway (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 38.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 40.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
Answer key
- active recall
- False
- headings and bullets
- 26
- a mind map
- False
- 25
- active recall
- books within reach
- a question on the front
- breaks your focus
- 1
- a timer on the desk
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- a poor study spot
- you think as you write
- highlighting in yellow
- 25
- hurts learning
- self-made flashcards
- True
- 18
- passive review
- ten colours a page
- interleaving
- a 5-minute break
- 32
- explaining it aloud
- never looking again
- True
- a good study spot
- a firm chair
- 4
- True
- True
- “What do roots do?”
- a noisy hallway
- False
- passive review
- when first learning
Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips