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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 128 · 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.

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  1. 1.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
  3. 3.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  7. 7.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it helps store learning (c) it wastes study time (d) it erases notes
  9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
  10. 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) old topics each week (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
  12. 12.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
  14. 14.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) writing it from memory
  17. 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
  21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
  22. 22.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) on your bed (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
  23. 23.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  24. 24.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering with book shut (c) covering the answers (d) teaching it to a sibling
  26. 26.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) books within reach (d) good light
  27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) reading the notes again (c) highlighting in yellow (d) looking at the diagrams
  28. 28.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
  29. 29.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  32. 32.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  33. 33.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
  36. 36.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
  37. 37.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  38. 38.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  39. 39.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums

Answer key

  1. True
  2. seeing links in a topic
  3. False
  4. helps you focus
  5. main topic in the centre
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. False
  8. it helps store learning
  9. one chapter’s sums only
  10. 12
  11. one long read-through
  12. False
  13. copying word for word
  14. 5
  15. headings and bullets
  16. highlighting in yellow
  17. passive review
  18. TV on in the room
  19. same type, page by page
  20. a look within a day
  21. self-made flashcards
  22. quiet, tidy and bright
  23. 8
  24. 5
  25. scanning the headings
  26. phone face-up nearby
  27. a blank-page brain dump
  28. reviewing over time
  29. False
  30. False
  31. Cornell notes
  32. 9
  33. False
  34. a good notes habit
  35. old and new topics mixed
  36. recalling without notes
  37. breaks your focus
  38. 175
  39. a good study spot
  40. only fraction sums

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