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.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 2.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 5.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 11.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
- 13.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 16.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) skip it for good (d) review it sooner
- 17.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
- 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
- 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 25.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 6:30 PM
- 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 28.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 7:00 PM (d) 7:30 PM
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
- 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 32.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
- 34.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a quiet corner (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) no break for 3 hours
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) looking at the diagrams
- 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
- 38.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) fades very quickly (c) never fails (d) lasts for years
- 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) listening to a recap (d) teaching it to a sibling
Answer key
- hurts learning
- 2
- a poor notes habit
- breaks your focus
- False
- passive review
- only fraction sums
- a good notes habit
- the front
- main topic in the centre
- True
- top-to-bottom lists
- True
- helps you focus
- cramming
- review it sooner
- True
- no break for 3 hours
- a good flashcard habit
- colours and small icons
- self-made flashcards
- one formula, 20 times
- helps you focus
- interleaving
- 7:30 PM
- seeing links in a topic
- quizzing a friend
- 7:30 PM
- colours and small icons
- spaced practice
- spaced practice
- True
- short keywords
- a quiet corner
- notifications off
- answering with book shut
- 5
- fades very quickly
- a poor flashcard habit
- listening to a recap
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