Study Skills Word Search

A study skills puzzle with its answer key, from Notes and Memorize to Schedule and Organize.

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GNFREKFDRPQEMLI

JIIEETLLTUUTDIW

NSOTMNEMONICPCW

RTROHWSHHYZAFZH

DTGMEMORIZEFOOS

USAFVPHOMEWORKB

HCNKMIRZIEODSGN

MHIGHLIGHTESTPD

AEZHOTIPLANNERE

FDEERHHDPQQGOAL

OUTLINEDSGEKSCI

CLDUDJNTJSOATTS

UETPUHSREVIEWIP

SWYGIHAHUPDMNCD

ENOTESUMMARIZEA

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OutlineOUTLINE
SummarizeSUMMARIZE
HighlightHIGHLIGHT
ReviewREVIEW
PlannerPLANNER
MnemonicMNEMONIC
FocusFOCUS
NotesNOTES
MemorizeMEMORIZE
QuizQUIZ
PracticePRACTICE
ScheduleSCHEDULE
GoalGOAL
OrganizeORGANIZE
HomeworkHOMEWORK
TestTEST

16 of 24 words from the Study Skills Key Terms list.

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Answer key: Study Skills Word Search

GNFREKFDRPQEMLI

JIIEETLLTUUTDIW

NSOTMNEMONICPCW

RTROHWSHHYZAFZH

DTGMEMORIZEFOOS

USAFVPHOMEWORKB

HCNKMIRZIEODSGN

MHIGHLIGHTESTPD

AEZHOTIPLANNERE

FDEERHHDPQQGOAL

OUTLINEDSGEKSCI

CLDUDJNTJSOATTS

UETPUHSREVIEWIP

SWYGIHAHUPDMNCD

ENOTESUMMARIZEA

OUTLINE, SUMMARIZE, HIGHLIGHT, REVIEW, PLANNER, MNEMONIC, FOCUS, NOTES, MEMORIZE, QUIZ, PRACTICE, SCHEDULE, GOAL, ORGANIZE, HOMEWORK, TEST

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Reading and Note-Taking 19

Abbreviate To shorten a word.
Annotate To add notes to a text as you read.
Bullet A dot that starts each item in a list.
Caption The words under a picture that explain it.
Detail A small fact that supports a main idea.
Heading The title at the top of a section.
Highlight To mark important words with a bright pen.
Keyword An important word that helps you find or remember an idea.
Margin The blank edge of a page.
Notes Short written reminders of what you heard or read.
Outline A plan of the main points and details of a text, set out in order.
Paraphrase To say a passage again in different words.
Preview To look over a chapter before you read it.
Rewrite To write again in a better form.
Scan To look over a page quickly to find one fact.
Skim To read fast to get the main ideas.
Summarize To retell the main points in a few words.
Topic The subject a paragraph or lesson is about.
Underline To draw a line beneath words that matter.

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Memory Tricks 21

Acronym A word made from the first letters of other words.
Acrostic Lines whose first letters spell out a word or message.
Associate To link one idea with another in your mind.
Chunk A thick piece; a long list can be split into these to study a few items at a time.
Drill Practice of the same thing over and over.
Flash card A card with a question on one side and the answer on the other.
Memorize To learn something by heart.
Memory The power to keep and bring back what you have learned.
Mnemonic A trick, such as a rhyme or sentence, that helps you remember.
Practice To do something many times to get better at it.
Quiz A short test.
Recall To bring a fact back to mind.
Recite To say aloud from memory.
Rehearse To practice saying or doing something before the real time.
Repeat To say or do something again.
Retain To keep in your mind.
Retrieve To get something back, as a fact from your memory.
Review To go over again what you have learned.
Rhyme Words that end with the same sound.
Rote Learning by repeating, without thinking about meaning.
Visualize To make a picture of something in your mind.

Planning Your Time 23

Agenda A list of things to be done or talked about.
Assignment A piece of work a teacher gives you to do.
Binder A cover with rings that holds loose pages.
Break A short rest between periods of work.
Calendar A chart of the days, weeks and months of a year.
Checklist A list of tasks to tick off as you finish them.
Cram To study in a rush just before a test.
Deadline The date or time by which work must be done.
Folder A folded cover that holds loose papers.
Goal Something you aim to reach.
Homework School work done outside class.
Organize To put things in order so you can find and use them.
Planner A notebook or app where you write what is due and when.
Prepare To get ready ahead of time.
Priority The thing that matters most and should be done first.
Procrastinate To put off work that should be done now.
Project A larger piece of work that takes planning and time.
Reminder A note or alarm that helps you not forget.
Routine A set of things you do the same way each day.
Schedule A list of times for the things you will do.
Syllabus An outline of what a course will cover.
Task One piece of work to be done.
Timer A clock that counts down and signals when time is up.

Taking a Test 22

Answer What you write or say in reply to a question.
Blank An empty space to fill in with a word or number.
Directions The words that tell you what to do on a test or task.
Double-check To look over your answers once more to be sure.
Eliminate To get rid of, as you do with answer choices you know are wrong.
Erase To rub out a pencil mark.
Essay A short piece of writing on one subject.
Exam A long, important test.
Final The last test of a course.
Grade A mark, such as A or B, that shows how well you did.
Matching A kind of question that pairs items in two lists.
Midterm A test given halfway through a school term.
Multiple choice A kind of question with several answers to pick from.
Option One of the answers you can pick.
Pace The speed at which you work.
Pencil A writing tool whose marks can be erased.
Proofread To read your work again to find and fix mistakes.
Question A sentence that asks for an answer.
Rubric A guide that shows how work will be scored.
Score The number of points you earn.
Skip To pass over, as with a hard question you will come back to.
Test A set of questions that shows what you know.

Focus and Habits 20

Attention Careful looking and listening.
Concentrate To think hard about one thing only.
Curious Eager to learn or find out.
Desk A table for reading, writing and study.
Distraction Something that pulls your mind away from your work.
Effort Hard work put into a task.
Feedback Comments that tell you how to make your work better.
Focus To keep your mind on one thing.
Habit Something you do so often that you do it without thinking.
Improve To get better.
Listen To pay attention to what you hear.
Mistake An error; a wrong answer you can learn from.
Motivation The wish or reason to do something.
Participate To take part in a class or activity.
Partner Someone you work or study with.
Patience Staying calm while something takes time.
Persist To keep trying when a task is hard.
Progress Steady movement toward a goal.
Quiet With little or no noise.
Tutor A person who gives one pupil extra teaching.

Finding Information 20

Almanac A yearly book of facts, dates and figures.
Appendix Extra material at the end of a book.
Article A piece of writing in a magazine, newspaper or encyclopedia.
Atlas A book of maps.
Catalog A list of every item a library holds.
Chapter A main part of a book.
Chart Facts shown in a table or graph.
Cite To name the place a fact or quotation came from.
Contents The list of chapters at the front of a book.
Diagram A drawing that shows the parts of something or how it works.
Dictionary A book or site that lists words with their meanings.
Encyclopedia A reference work with articles on many subjects.
Glossary A list of a book's special words with their meanings.
Index An A to Z list at the back of a book that gives page numbers.
Library A place where books and other materials are kept to read or borrow.
Reference A book or site you turn to for facts.
Research Careful study to find facts about a subject.
Source A book, person or site that information comes from.
Textbook A book written for the study of a school subject.
Thesaurus A book or site of words grouped with their synonyms.

Thinking Skills 22

Analyze To break something into parts to see how it works.
Apply To put what you have learned to use.
Brainstorm To come up with many ideas quickly.
Clarify To make clear.
Classify To sort things into groups that share a feature.
Compare To tell how two things are alike.
Conclude To reach a decision after thinking about the facts.
Connect To link one idea with another.
Discuss To talk over a subject with others.
Estimate To make a careful guess at an amount.
Example One thing that shows what the others are like.
Explore To look into a subject closely.
Master To become skilled at.
Observe To watch carefully.
Predict To say what you think will happen next.
Reason To think in a clear, step-by-step way.
Reflect To think back carefully over what you did or learned.
Restate To say again in a new way.
Sequence The order in which things happen.
Sort To arrange things by kind.
Understand To know what something means.
Wonder To be curious about something.

How this list was compiled: 147 study skills words chosen and defined for this site, in seven themed lists plus a key terms list, an easy list of words of 4 or 5 letters and a hard list of words of 9 letters or more. Spellings and word meanings were checked in the American Heritage Dictionary, https://www.ahdictionary.com/, on 2026-10-16. Planner as a notebook and Rubric as a scoring guide were checked the same day in the English Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/, in the articles Personal organizer and Rubric (academic). Clues are our own wording. Licence: own work

How it works

This free printable study skills word search opens on 16 key terms: Outline, Summarize, Highlight, Review, Planner, Mnemonic and Focus among them. Every word has a one-line meaning under the puzzle. Nine more lists hold the rest of the 147 words.

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A list for each skill

Under Start from a list, Reading and Note-Taking has Skim, Scan, Annotate and Paraphrase. Memory Tricks has Mnemonic, Acronym, Acrostic and Flash card. Planning Your Time has Deadline, Priority and Procrastinate. Taking a Test has Eliminate, Proofread, Rubric and Double-check.

Habits, sources and thinking

Focus and Habits has Concentrate, Distraction, Persist and Feedback. Finding Information has Glossary, Index, Thesaurus and Cite. Thinking Skills has Classify, Brainstorm, Reflect and Conclude.

Under More options, tick Show clues, not words: pupils read "To put off work that should be done now" and hunt for Procrastinate.
Multiple choice is the longest entry and is hidden with no gap: MULTIPLECHOICE.
Easy Study Skills Words has 35 words of 4 or 5 letters, such as Skim, Quiz and Goal.

Questions and answers

What are study skills?

Study skills are the methods a student uses to take in, organize and remember new information and to get ready for tests: note-taking, close reading, memory aids such as mnemonics, concentration and managing time.

What is a mnemonic?

A mnemonic is a memory aid, such as a rhyme, a phrase or a formula. Acronyms and acrostics are two kinds: each builds a word or a sentence from the first letters of the things to recall.

What is the difference between skimming and scanning?

Skimming is reading a text quickly for clues to its main idea. Scanning is looking through the text for particular information. Both words are in the Reading and Note-Taking list.

What is the difference between a paraphrase and a summary?

A paraphrase restates a passage in other words, often to make its meaning clearer. A summary is a brief statement of the main points only, so it is shorter than the text it sums up.

All 147 words

Reading and Note-Taking 19

Memory Tricks 21

Planning Your Time 23

Taking a Test 22

Focus and Habits 20

Finding Information 20

Thinking Skills 22

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