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 learn a topic on day 12. 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?
- 2.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) teachers say so (c) to save paper (d) the memory lasts longer
- 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) answering a quiz (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 4.📅 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 third review?
- 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 6.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 10.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 13.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 35 minutes?
- 14.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
- 16.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) covering the answers (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 23.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 24.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
- 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
- 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) writing it from memory
- 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
- 31.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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
- 33.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 34.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) starting the day before
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
- 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a quiet corner (c) a noisy hallway (d) books within reach
- 38.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) good light (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
- 39.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
- 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
Answer key
- 15
- the memory lasts longer
- scanning the headings
- 22
- 5
- True
- False
- True
- testing yourself
- False
- fraction, %, ratio mixed
- a good flashcard habit
- 1
- False
- practice questions
- True
- recalling from memory
- shuffling the deck
- one formula, 20 times
- listening to a recap
- scanning the headings
- active recall
- 5
- checking messages
- a good notes habit
- answer first, then flip
- reading the notes again
- active recall
- Cornell notes
- main topic in the centre
- True
- only the easy cards
- 9
- starting the day before
- self-made flashcards
- one keyword per branch
- a noisy hallway
- good light
- 17
- a poor flashcard habit
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