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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
- 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
- 3.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
- 5.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
- 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) scanning the headings (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a dim room
- 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 9.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) gaps that grow longer (c) last-minute marathons (d) starting the day before
- 10.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) never reviewing again (c) all in one night (d) short repeat sessions
- 15.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) one task at a time (d) TV on in the room
- 16.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) checking messages
- 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
- 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 22.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
- 25.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 26.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a clear desk
- 27.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
- 30.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) short repeat sessions (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a little every day (d) six hours in one go
- 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
- 34.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
- 35.😴 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
- 36.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) studying all night (c) a new bedtime every day (d) a regular bedtime
- 37.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
Answer key
- short keywords
- recalling from memory
- 29
- testing yourself
- fades very quickly
- scanning the headings
- a quiet corner
- hurts learning
- gaps that grow longer
- help you refocus
- answering with book shut
- interleaving
- looking at the diagrams
- short repeat sessions
- one task at a time
- 25 minutes
- more practice on misses
- phone in another room
- a good flashcard habit
- area
- active recall
- a good study spot
- 18
- ten colours a page
- 3
- a clear desk
- True
- False
- top-to-bottom lists
- short repeat sessions
- six hours in one go
- fractions
- recalling from memory
- False
- it helps store learning
- a regular bedtime
- True
- the front
- Cornell notes
- a poor flashcard habit
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