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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 134 · 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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
  2. 2.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) one long read-through
  4. 4.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
  5. 5.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
  7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  8. 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
  9. 9.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  13. 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) never reviewing again
  14. 14.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  16. 16.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  17. 17.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
  19. 19.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
  22. 22.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  25. 25.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) starting the day before (d) short repeat sessions
  26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  27. 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  28. 28.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) good light
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) one task at a time (c) a timer on the desk (d) phone in another room
  30. 30.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  31. 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  36. 36.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) TV in view (c) books within reach (d) a dim room
  37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
  38. 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  39. 39.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
  40. 40.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. area
  2. False
  3. gaps that grow longer
  4. useful — fix it now
  5. hurts learning
  6. old topics each week
  7. blocked practice
  8. six hours in one go
  9. False
  10. True
  11. colours and small icons
  12. a poor flashcard habit
  13. never reviewing again
  14. True
  15. a poor notes habit
  16. 150
  17. 22
  18. main topic in the centre
  19. breaks your focus
  20. a good flashcard habit
  21. see it again sooner
  22. spaced practice
  23. a poor flashcard habit
  24. 8
  25. starting the day before
  26. linear notes
  27. helps you focus
  28. good light
  29. no break for 3 hours
  30. hurts learning
  31. cramming
  32. flipping straight away
  33. testing yourself
  34. a good flashcard habit
  35. 2
  36. books within reach
  37. explaining it aloud
  38. hurts learning
  39. you practise choosing
  40. False

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