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) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
- 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) take in water (d) 7 × 8 = ?
- 3.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
- 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
- 6.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) fades very quickly (c) never fails (d) is the best way
- 7.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) screens off before bed (c) short breaks to stretch (d) studying all night
- 8.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
- 10.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) only the easy cards
- 11.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) reply at once (c) call them now (d) reply in the break
- 12.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) in front of the TV (d) quiet, tidy and bright
- 13.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
- 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
- 17.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) gaming till midnight (c) a TV on while studying (d) short breaks to stretch
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) the same spot daily (d) on the bed
- 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
- 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 90 minutes?
- 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 24.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 26.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 28.🌙 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
- 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) notifications off (d) a timer on the desk
- 31.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 32.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 36.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a disaster (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
- 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
Answer key
- writing every line
- take in water
- False
- writing it from memory
- Cornell notes
- fades very quickly
- studying all night
- True
- self-made flashcards
- only the easy cards
- reply in the break
- quiet, tidy and bright
- you think as you write
- 4
- a poor notes habit
- quizzing a friend
- short breaks to stretch
- the same spot daily
- ten colours a page
- a cue column on the left
- numbered points in order
- 3
- ratio
- 19
- one keyword per branch
- 20
- ratio
- sleep on time
- blocked practice
- checking messages
- 50
- False
- hurts learning
- the front
- a mind map
- useful — fix it now
- a good flashcard habit
- more practice on misses
- False
- self-made flashcards
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