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.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
- 3.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 5.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 7.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
- 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
- 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) modern
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 13.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) a clear desk
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
- 15.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
- 16.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
- 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) starting the day before (c) short repeat sessions (d) six hours in one go
- 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
- 22.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) one task at a time (d) checking messages
- 23.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 26.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
- 27.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 29.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
- 33.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 34.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 35.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 21, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
- 37.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 39.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
- 40.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
Answer key
- 11
- self-made flashcards
- one fact or idea
- passive review
- True
- 24
- 16
- six hours in one go
- spaced practice
- self-made flashcards
- 7 × 8 = ?
- testing yourself
- TV in view
- adding small diagrams
- you practise choosing
- a timer on the desk
- 15
- self-made flashcards
- short repeat sessions
- a poor study spot
- notes in the big column
- one task at a time
- it is active recall
- the same spot daily
- quizzing a friend
- 2
- True
- 29
- 8
- 30
- clear headings
- explaining it aloud
- 19
- False
- 23
- percentage
- True
- one topic all evening
- familiar is not known
- no break for 3 hours
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