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.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
- 2.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 11:30 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 3.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
- 5.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) studying once, long (c) never reviewing (d) cramming at night
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
- 7.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a glass of water (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a TV on while studying
- 8.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
- 10.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
- 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) reading the notes again
- 12.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
- 13.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours in 1 night
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
- 15.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
- 17.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) useful — fix it now (c) a disaster (d) a reason to stop
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) starting the day before
- 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) What do roots do? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
- 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) all in one night (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
- 23.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it does not matter
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
- 25.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 29.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 31.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
- 33.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 1-minute snack (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
- 34.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) under the pillow (c) in your hand (d) on the book
- 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) copying the summary
- 36.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a TV on while studying (c) scrolling in bed (d) studying all night
- 39.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
- 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
Answer key
- one fact or idea
- 10:00 PM
- True
- recalling from memory
- reviewing over time
- headings and bullets
- a TV on while studying
- False
- the back
- see it again sooner
- writing it from memory
- all in one night
- 1 hour on 4 days
- algebra and area mixed
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- linear notes
- useful — fix it now
- a review calendar
- Thiruvananthapuram
- breaks your focus
- one chapter’s sums only
- all in one night
- it helps store learning
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- False
- breaks your focus
- cramming
- a poor study spot
- True
- active recall
- False
- algebra and area mixed
- a 5-minute break
- in another room
- copying the summary
- spaced practice
- the front
- screens off before bed
- in your own words
- quizzing a friend
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