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: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 4.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a quiet corner (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
- 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
- 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 7.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 10.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 11.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 12.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
- 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
- 14.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
- 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
- 16.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a clear desk (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
- 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) mice (d) 56
- 18.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
- 19.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 22.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) a messy desk (d) notifications off
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
- 24.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a short walk outdoors (c) short breaks to stretch (d) no break for hours
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) writing it from memory (c) answering with book shut (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
- 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) copying the summary (c) scanning the headings (d) answering a quiz
- 29.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
- 31.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 8:15 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 7:45 PM
- 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
- 33.📅 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 2?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) one long read-through (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
- 35.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 37.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
- 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
- 40.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) gaming till midnight
Answer key
- passive review
- a dim room
- active recall
- a dim room
- fractions
- passive review
- False
- False
- testing yourself
- 150
- 150
- useful — fix it now
- adding small diagrams
- fades very quickly
- blocked practice
- on the bed
- 7 × 8 = ?
- 56
- 2
- active recall
- helps you focus
- a messy desk
- a cluttered table
- False
- no break for hours
- copying the summary
- self-made flashcards
- answering a quiz
- True
- one fact per card
- 8:00 PM
- the same order always
- 12
- one long read-through
- 240
- a good flashcard habit
- quiet, tidy and bright
- hurts learning
- one chapter’s sums only
- a regular bedtime
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