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) six hours in one go (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a review calendar
- 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 6.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:30 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 7:15 PM
- 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
- 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
- 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
- 10.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) books within reach
- 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) no break for 3 hours
- 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
- 14.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
- 16.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 56 (d) mice
- 20.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps store learning (b) it does not matter (c) it erases notes (d) it wastes study time
- 24.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) listening to a recap (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
- 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
- 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 30.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
- 35.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
- 38.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) short repeat sessions (c) gaps that grow longer (d) a review calendar
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
Answer key
- six hours in one go
- linear notes
- a poor notes habit
- cues and key questions
- a good study spot
- 7:15 PM
- the back
- clear headings
- a short summary
- TV in view
- True
- phone in another room
- covering the answers
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- one keyword per branch
- one fact or idea
- a mind map
- Cornell notes
- Plural of “mouse”?
- False
- False
- True
- it helps store learning
- False
- a blank-page brain dump
- the back
- self-made flashcards
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- a poor notes habit
- True
- passive review
- False
- 10
- no headings at all
- 10
- a poor notes habit
- copying word for word
- spaced practice
- one long read-through
- all in one night
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