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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 119 · 40 questions
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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. 1.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  2. 2.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  3. 3.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
  5. 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
  7. 7.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) on the bed (b) the same spot daily (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
  9. 9.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
  11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  12. 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
  13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) answering with book shut (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
  16. 16.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
  18. 18.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
  20. 20.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone out of sight (c) phone face-up nearby (d) phone in your hand
  21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
  23. 23.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  25. 25.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
  27. 27.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
  30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  32. 32.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 7:15 PM (d) 8:45 PM
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
  34. 34.😴 Meera goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
  36. 36.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) read it twice more
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  38. 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
  39. 39.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit

Answer key

  1. spaced practice
  2. 1 hour on 4 days
  3. 240
  4. quizzing a friend
  5. a good study spot
  6. covering the answers
  7. on the bed
  8. algebra and area mixed
  9. it is active recall
  10. scanning the headings
  11. breaks your focus
  12. one formula, 20 times
  13. 16
  14. quizzing a friend
  15. answering with book shut
  16. False
  17. your own words
  18. 2
  19. headings and bullets
  20. phone out of sight
  21. blocked practice
  22. Opposite of “ancient”?
  23. True
  24. 29
  25. reviewing over time
  26. writing every line
  27. False
  28. 2
  29. flipping straight away
  30. Cornell notes
  31. a poor flashcard habit
  32. 8:00 PM
  33. cue questions in margin
  34. 9
  35. mixing different topics
  36. close it and recall it
  37. the back
  38. a regular bedtime
  39. 125
  40. a good flashcard habit

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