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.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) review it sooner (b) skip it for good (c) feel bad and stop (d) start a new topic
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 3.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a timer on the desk (c) a goal for the session (d) checking messages
- 4.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) to hide from family (c) it cues you to focus (d) it is a rule
- 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
- 8.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 9.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
- 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 14.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a dim room (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 15.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
- 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 18.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 20.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) a goal for the session (d) checking messages
- 22.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a full night’s sleep (c) scrolling in bed (d) a glass of water
- 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 24.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
- 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
- 29.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) all day (d) 5 minutes
- 30.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) all in one night (d) old topics each week
- 32.📵 Arjun wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
- 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
- 35.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) starting the day before
- 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or gazing at the book? (a) practice questions (b) gazing at the book
- 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) highlighting in yellow (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) copying the summary
- 40.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
Answer key
- review it sooner
- phone in another room
- checking messages
- True
- False
- it cues you to focus
- old and new topics mixed
- True
- 25
- looking at the diagrams
- 20
- Cornell notes
- helps you focus
- a clear desk
- Capital of Kerala?
- colours and small icons
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- active recall
- 13
- a goal for the session
- scrolling in bed
- a poor flashcard habit
- True
- True
- recalling from memory
- never looking again
- never testing yourself
- 25 minutes
- False
- old topics each week
- 9:45 PM
- writing every line
- shuffling the deck
- True
- starting the day before
- practice questions
- copying the summary
- teaching it to a sibling
- all in one night
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