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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 2.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
- 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 4.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 8.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) feel bad and stop
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
- 11.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 15.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 16.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
- 21.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) no review at all (d) 1 hour on 4 days
- 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
- 23.Which of these is cramming? (a) six hours in one go (b) gaps that grow longer (c) short repeat sessions (d) old topics each week
- 24.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these helps you focus? (a) notifications off (b) starting without a plan (c) TV on in the room (d) a messy desk
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or recalling from memory? (a) copying notes neatly (b) recalling from memory
- 28.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 65 minutes?
- 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
- 31.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
- 32.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 33.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
- 34.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) screens off before bed (c) scrolling in bed (d) a short walk outdoors
- 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
- 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
- 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
Answer key
- active recall
- 16
- a poor notes habit
- False
- reading the notes again
- six hours in one go
- a good notes habit
- review it sooner
- active recall
- a blank-page brain dump
- True
- 20
- a poor flashcard habit
- a mind map
- Capital of Kerala?
- False
- breaks your focus
- True
- False
- phone in another room
- 1 hour on 4 days
- 1
- six hours in one go
- False
- notifications off
- self-made flashcards
- recalling from memory
- 2
- breaks your focus
- a noisy hallway
- familiar is not known
- 180
- cover notes, use cues
- scrolling in bed
- top-to-bottom lists
- cues and key questions
- only fraction sums
- one topic all evening
- shuffling the deck
- 22
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