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.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) make you forget (d) help you refocus
- 2.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) your own words
- 5.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 6.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 7:15 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 7:45 PM
- 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
- 9.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
- 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 14.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) starting the day before (c) last-minute marathons (d) all in one night
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 19.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 22.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps store learning (b) it does not matter (c) it erases notes (d) it wastes study time
- 23.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) a little every day
- 25.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone face-up nearby (b) phone out of sight (c) phone on loud (d) phone in your hand
- 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
- 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
- 29.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) old topics each week (d) one long read-through
- 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
- 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a clear desk (c) a firm chair (d) phone face-up nearby
- 33.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) starting without a plan (d) notifications off
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 35.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
- 36.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 155 minutes?
- 38.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) to hide from family
- 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) starting the day before (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
- 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
Answer key
- help you refocus
- 6
- testing yourself
- your own words
- 100
- 7:45 PM
- clear headings
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- False
- mixing different topics
- reading both sides
- a shuffled set of sums
- recalling from memory
- False
- 90
- gaps that grow longer
- recalling from memory
- active recall
- False
- spaced practice
- False
- it helps store learning
- True
- starting the day before
- phone out of sight
- 17
- 20
- ratio
- old topics each week
- a cue column on the left
- one formula, 20 times
- phone face-up nearby
- starting without a plan
- six hours in one go
- it is active recall
- False
- 5
- it cues you to focus
- starting the day before
- shuffling the deck
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