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.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 2.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) highlighting key lines (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
- 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
- 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 5.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) no review at all
- 6.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) TV in view (c) a clear desk (d) phone face-up nearby
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 12.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
- 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
- 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
- 17.True or false: “notifications off” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 19.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
- 22.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 24.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
- 25.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 26.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it cues you to focus (c) it is a rule (d) it saves electricity
- 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
- 29.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it helps store learning (c) it erases notes (d) it wastes study time
- 30.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) cramming at night (c) never reviewing (d) studying once, long
- 31.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or quizzing a friend? (a) highlighting lines (b) quizzing a friend
- 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
- 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
- 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
- 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend
- 37.📅 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 4?
- 38.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
Answer key
- cramming
- recalling without notes
- switching topic each sum
- 21
- 1 hour on 4 days
- False
- a clear desk
- a poor flashcard habit
- passive review
- True
- testing yourself
- False
- writing every line
- ten colours a page
- a poor notes habit
- no headings at all
- False
- interleaving
- True
- False
- one keyword per branch
- True
- helps learning
- help you refocus
- helps you focus
- it cues you to focus
- True
- one chapter’s sums only
- it helps store learning
- reviewing over time
- quizzing a friend
- fractions
- testing yourself
- self-made flashcards
- copying the summary
- quizzing a friend
- 16
- 125
- helps learning
- covering the answers
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