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 erases notes (d) it helps store learning
- 2.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 3.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) water bottle ready (c) a messy desk (d) phone in another room
- 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 50 minutes?
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 7.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
- 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
- 11.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) never fails
- 12.Which of these hurts learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) screens off before bed (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a full night’s sleep
- 13.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 16.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) screens off before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) no break for hours
- 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
- 20.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) gaming till midnight (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a new bedtime every day
- 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) listening to a recap
- 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
- 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
- 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) a whole page per card
- 28.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 23, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 30.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) no break for 3 hours (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
- 32.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) never reviewing again
- 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
- 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
- 37.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
- 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 39.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- 210
- a messy desk
- 1
- 24
- passive review
- False
- True
- so order gives no clue
- tiny cramped writing
- fades very quickly
- scrolling in bed
- True
- True
- quizzing a friend
- True
- no break for hours
- quizzing a friend
- top-to-bottom lists
- 17
- a short walk outdoors
- answering with book shut
- hurts learning
- a mixed revision quiz
- recalling from memory
- one topic all evening
- more practice on misses
- True
- 35
- breaks your focus
- a goal for the session
- 22
- never reviewing again
- a mind map
- the front
- never testing yourself
- recalling without notes
- blocked practice
- False
- True
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