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) never reviewing again (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
- 3.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) a firm chair (d) on the bed
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) covering the answers
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
- 9.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 10.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 14.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 16.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 17.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 18.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 19.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it uses a pen
- 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a little every day (c) short repeat sessions (d) a review calendar
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
- 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 135 minutes?
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 27.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) reply in the break (c) end the session (d) reply at once
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
- 29.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
- 32.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) reviewing over time (c) never reviewing (d) cramming at night
- 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
- 35.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 36.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) writing it from memory (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) answering a quiz
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) a cluttered table
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
Answer key
- short repeat sessions
- self-made flashcards
- False
- mixing different topics
- on the bed
- covering the answers
- a little every day
- quizzing a friend
- 100
- False
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- 23
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- 50
- 75
- cramming
- familiar is not known
- 7 × 8 = ?
- helps learning
- never reviewing again
- copying word for word
- never testing yourself
- 4
- recalling from memory
- reply in the break
- a messy desk
- False
- False
- checking messages
- reviewing over time
- modern
- recalling from memory
- True
- 8
- looking at the diagrams
- a quiet corner
- blocked practice
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
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