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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it erases notes
- 2.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) last-minute marathons
- 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 5.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
- 6.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) ten tasks (c) your next snack (d) one clear task
- 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
- 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
- 13.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
- 15.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) never reviewing again (d) a little every day
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
- 20.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
- 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 23.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 25.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 26.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
- 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
- 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
- 33.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) the same spot daily
- 35.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
- 36.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- last-minute marathons
- Cornell notes
- breaks your focus
- one long read-through
- one clear task
- active recall
- testing yourself
- a mixed revision quiz
- passive review
- a look within a day
- testing yourself
- helps learning
- quizzing a friend
- False
- False
- True
- a little every day
- short repeat sessions
- familiar is not known
- 20
- one topic all evening
- True
- breaks your focus
- 3
- False
- switching topic each sum
- a poor study spot
- gaps that grow longer
- spaced practice
- notes in the big column
- old and new topics mixed
- False
- the same spot daily
- the main topic
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- hurts learning
- fractions
- 3
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