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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 2.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
- 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
- 5.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) short repeat sessions
- 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
- 9.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
- 11.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying all night (d) screens off before bed
- 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 13.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a regular bedtime
- 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
- 15.📅 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?
- 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
- 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
- 20.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 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 kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
- 22.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 23.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
- 26.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
- 28.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
- 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
- 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
- 32.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) reading the notes again
- 35.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) a firm chair (c) on the bed (d) TV in view
- 36.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) one long read-through
- 38.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 40.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- interleaving
- False
- in your own words
- a cue column on the left
- False
- short repeat sessions
- hurts learning
- practice questions
- False
- one keyword per branch
- studying all night
- testing yourself
- a regular bedtime
- copying word for word
- 24
- a poor notes habit
- one task at a time
- a good notes habit
- never testing yourself
- 6
- linear notes
- hurts learning
- 3
- colours and small icons
- a blank-page brain dump
- 9:45 PM
- testing yourself
- recalling without notes
- clear headings
- one fact per card
- scanning the headings
- False
- 10
- teaching it to a sibling
- a firm chair
- True
- gaps that grow longer
- False
- interleaving
- False
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