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.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
- 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
- 5.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
- 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) listening to a recap
- 7.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a dim room (c) the same spot daily (d) a clear desk
- 9.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
- 12.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) listening to a recap (d) teaching it to a sibling
- 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) short breaks to stretch (c) scrolling in bed (d) a short walk outdoors
- 16.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) old and new topics mixed
- 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) copying the summary (c) covering the answers (d) scanning the headings
- 19.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
- 20.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
- 23.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) phone in another room
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a noisy hallway
- 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
- 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 28.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 30.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) game till late (c) sleep on time (d) study till 3 AM
- 31.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧠 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
- 34.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 35.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) TV in view (c) good light (d) a cluttered table
- 37.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
- 38.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 56 (c) modern (d) mice
- 39.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a noisy hallway (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
- 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
Answer key
- 27
- old and new topics mixed
- helps learning
- seeing links in a topic
- flipping straight away
- listening to a recap
- 5
- a dim room
- True
- a short summary
- recalling from memory
- active recall
- the front
- teaching it to a sibling
- scrolling in bed
- 21
- one chapter’s sums only
- covering the answers
- in your own words
- False
- spaced practice
- same type, page by page
- phone in another room
- a quiet corner
- helps learning
- notifications off
- passive review
- True
- the front
- sleep on time
- False
- False
- recalling from memory
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- recalling without notes
- good light
- 12
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- books within reach
- notes in the big column
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