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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
- 2.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 3.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
- 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) scanning the headings
- 5.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a cluttered table (c) a clear desk (d) TV in view
- 6.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
- 8.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
- 10.🧠 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
- 11.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a longer break (c) a new subject (d) a test
- 12.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “Underline roots.” (d) “What do roots do?”
- 13.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
- 14.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
- 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
- 18.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 19.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
- 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 90 minutes?
- 23.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
- 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
- 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
- 26.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) ten tasks (c) nothing at all (d) your next snack
- 27.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
- 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 29.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 31.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) game till late (c) watch a late film (d) sleep on time
- 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 35.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) never reviewing again (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) short repeat sessions
Answer key
- quizzing a friend
- 13
- reviewing over time
- teaching it to a sibling
- a clear desk
- False
- books within reach
- 75
- reading both sides
- quizzing a friend
- a longer break
- “What do roots do?”
- mixing different topics
- help you refocus
- the front
- breaks your focus
- the same order always
- 3
- spaced practice
- passive review
- notes in the big column
- 3
- the memory lasts longer
- colours and small icons
- in your own words
- one clear task
- it is active recall
- helps you focus
- False
- a poor study spot
- sleep on time
- testing yourself
- a poor flashcard habit
- interleaving
- False
- True
- False
- 29
- helps you focus
- never reviewing again
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