STUDY SKILLS INVENTORY: A SELF-ANALYSIS
Courtesy of…Mr. Tumino
Name: __________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Objective: The purpose of the inventory is to find out about your own study habits.
Directions: Read each statement and consider how it applies to you. Do not over think your responses.
Go with your “gut” feeling. If the statement does apply, circle the word YES after the statement. If it
does not apply, circle the word NO. Your teacher will tell you what your results mean.
1. I spent too much time studying for what I am learning.
YES
2. I usually spend hours cramming the night before an exam.
YES
3. If I spend as much time on my social activities as I want to, I do not have enough
time left to study, or vice versa, when I study enough, I do not have enough time
for a social life.
YES
4. I usually study with the radio or TV on.
YES
5. I attend class, but I usually doodle, daydream, or fall asleep.
YES
6. I cannot sit and study for long periods of time without becoming tired or distracted. YES
7. My class notes are sometimes difficult to understand later.
YES
8. It seems I get the wrong information into my class notes.
YES
9. I do not review my class notes periodically to prepare for exams.
YES
10. When I get to the end of a chapter, I cannot remember what I have read.
YES
11. I do not know how to pick out what is important in the text.
YES
12. I cannot keep up with my reading assignments, and then I have to cram for exams. YES
13. I loose a lot of points on essay tests even when I know the material.
YES
14. I study enough for tests, but when I get to take them, my mind goes blank.
YES
15. I often study in a haphazard, disorganized way, under the threat of the next exam. YES
16. I often find myself getting lost in the details of reading and have trouble identifying
the main idea of a passage or paragraph.
YES
17. I rarely change my reading speed in response to the difficulty level of the selection,
or my familiarity with the content of the material.
YES
18. I often wish I could read faster.
YES
19. When my teachers assign papers or projects, I feel so overwhelmed that it is difficult
to get started.
YES
20. I cannot seem to organize my thoughts into a paper or paragraph that makes sense. YES
21. I usually write my papers the night before they are due.
YES
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STUDY SKILLS INVENTORY: A SELF-ANALYSIS
Courtesy of…Mr. Tumino
If you have answered yes to two or more of the questions in the clusters below, you may need to
improve that area. If you scored less than two in any of the clusters, you are probably proficient in the
area that you do not need help.
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Time scheduling:
# 1, 2, and 3
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Concentration:
# 4, 5, and 6
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Listening & Note taking:
#7, 8, and 9
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Reading:
#10, 11, and 12
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Exams:
#13, 14, and 15
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Reading:
#16, 17, and 18
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Writing Skills:
#19, 20, and 21