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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 2.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) six hours in one go (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
- 4.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a quiet corner
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
- 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
- 8.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
- 9.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 10.📅 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 4?
- 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) copying the summary
- 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
- 14.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
- 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
- 16.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
- 18.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
- 21.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
- 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
- 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
- 24.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) short breaks to stretch (c) studying all night (d) a TV on while studying
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
- 26.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
- 29.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a short walk outdoors (c) short breaks to stretch (d) a TV on while studying
- 30.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) when first learning
- 32.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) books within reach (d) a noisy hallway
- 34.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
- 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) highlighting in yellow (d) a blank-page brain dump
- 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
- 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) copying the summary
Answer key
- active recall
- spaced practice
- six hours in one go
- a quiet corner
- your own words
- testing yourself
- the same order always
- 240
- a good study spot
- 29
- breaks your focus
- teaching it to a sibling
- answering with book shut
- a whole page per card
- blocked practice
- False
- 21
- False
- the front
- never looking again
- False
- 25
- 7
- short breaks to stretch
- clear headings
- False
- False
- explaining it aloud
- a TV on while studying
- True
- when first learning
- 8
- a noisy hallway
- 3
- quizzing a friend
- highlighting in yellow
- a poor flashcard habit
- Cornell notes
- flipping straight away
- a blank-page brain dump
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