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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 2.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 9:30 PM
- 3.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) old topics each week
- 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) three tasks at once (c) a messy desk (d) water bottle ready
- 6.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) TV on in the room (c) phone in another room (d) water bottle ready
- 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
- 12.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
- 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
- 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 17.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 20.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a firm chair (d) a noisy hallway
- 21.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 24.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
- 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) a messy desk (d) no break for 3 hours
- 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 32.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) cramming at night (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) never reviewing
- 33.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) starting the day before
- 34.True or false: “a timer on the desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) the same spot daily (c) good light (d) a clear desk
- 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
- 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
- 38.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:00 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 39.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) last-minute marathons (d) starting the day before
Answer key
- a good flashcard habit
- 8:30 PM
- old topics each week
- a poor notes habit
- water bottle ready
- True
- False
- 28
- TV on in the room
- 6
- a shuffled set of sums
- 21
- practice questions
- no headings at all
- 8
- helps you focus
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- spaced practice
- a firm chair
- True
- spaced practice
- a good notes habit
- breaks your focus
- passive review
- a good flashcard habit
- the back
- True
- a goal for the session
- recalling from memory
- testing yourself
- reviewing over time
- starting the day before
- False
- a cluttered table
- the main topic
- area
- 8:15 PM
- False
- old topics each week
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