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.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
- 3.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
- 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
- 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
- 8.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) phone in another room (d) starting without a plan
- 9.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
- 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 13.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
- 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 17.Which of these hurts learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a glass of water (c) a regular bedtime (d) a full night’s sleep
- 18.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
- 19.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
- 20.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
- 22.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) recalling without notes (c) reading notes slowly (d) copying the book
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
- 25.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it helps store learning (d) it wastes study time
- 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
- 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 28.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) notifications off (c) one task at a time (d) starting without a plan
- 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
- 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
- 34.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) the same spot daily (c) TV in view (d) good light
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
- 36.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 37.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a dim room (d) a quiet corner
- 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
- 39.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
- 40.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
Answer key
- True
- never reviewing again
- you practise choosing
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 19
- testing yourself
- only fraction sums
- phone in another room
- 90
- testing yourself
- adding small diagrams
- the front
- False
- True
- algebra, area, %, mixed
- a good flashcard habit
- gaming till midnight
- False
- a review calendar
- False
- all in one night
- recalling without notes
- a poor study spot
- a good notes habit
- it helps store learning
- headings and bullets
- modern
- True
- spaced practice
- starting without a plan
- only the easy cards
- leaving some space
- numbered points in order
- TV in view
- explaining it aloud
- 180
- a quiet corner
- making your own cards
- fades very quickly
- 6
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