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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 137 · 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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  2. 2.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  3. 3.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
  5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
  8. 8.📵 Meera wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:45 PM (b) 7:45 PM (c) 9:45 PM (d) 8:45 PM
  9. 9.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  10. 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
  13. 13.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or reading it again? (a) self-made flashcards (b) reading it again
  15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
  16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
  17. 17.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) a goal for the session
  22. 22.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
  23. 23.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
  24. 24.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
  27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  28. 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  29. 29.True or false: “a goal for the session” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
  33. 33.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours on exam day (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) the same spot daily (c) a dim room (d) a firm chair
  35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
  39. 39.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) TV on in the room

Answer key

  1. breaks your focus
  2. cramming
  3. 200
  4. leaving some space
  5. percentage
  6. the same order always
  7. cue questions in margin
  8. 7:45 PM
  9. 10
  10. cramming
  11. active recall
  12. a question on the front
  13. False
  14. self-made flashcards
  15. a short summary
  16. old and new topics mixed
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a good notes habit
  21. a goal for the session
  22. the memory lasts longer
  23. recalling without notes
  24. 8
  25. leaving some space
  26. quizzing a friend
  27. 31
  28. a good study spot
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. covering the answers
  33. 1 hour on 4 days
  34. a dim room
  35. False
  36. False
  37. 100
  38. practice questions
  39. sleep on time
  40. phone in another room

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