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: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 3.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a test (b) a new subject (c) no more breaks (d) a longer break
- 4.True or false: “a timer on the desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 5.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone on loud (d) phone out of sight
- 6.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 8.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 9.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a regular bedtime (c) gaming till midnight (d) a new bedtime every day
- 11.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) cramming at night (d) reviewing over time
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) TV on in the room
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
- 15.📅 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 second review?
- 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
- 17.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a short walk outdoors (c) a new bedtime every day (d) screens off before bed
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) highlighting in yellow (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
- 24.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
- 26.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
- 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) take in water
- 29.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
- 30.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) skip it for good (b) feel bad and stop (c) start a new topic (d) review it sooner
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
- 32.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 33.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
- 34.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) sleep on time
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 37.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) a timer on the desk
Answer key
- passive review
- self-made flashcards
- a longer break
- True
- phone out of sight
- True
- highlighting in yellow
- 125
- False
- a regular bedtime
- False
- reviewing over time
- TV on in the room
- a look within a day
- 7
- area
- a new bedtime every day
- one formula, 20 times
- on the bed
- active recall
- answering a quiz
- linear notes
- all in one night
- you practise choosing
- a quiet corner
- mixing different topics
- quizzing a friend
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- review it sooner
- explaining it aloud
- 28
- see it again sooner
- sleep on time
- explaining it aloud
- algebra and area mixed
- 20
- the front
- practice questions
- three tasks at once
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