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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 146 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  5. 5.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) books within reach (d) a cluttered table
  6. 6.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  8. 8.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
  10. 10.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  12. 12.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  13. 13.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
  15. 15.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 190 minutes?
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) books within reach
  20. 20.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) no more breaks (b) a new subject (c) a longer break (d) a test
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) notifications off (c) starting without a plan (d) no break for 3 hours
  22. 22.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) teaching it to a sibling
  25. 25.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or highlighting lines? (a) practice questions (b) highlighting lines
  27. 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
  30. 30.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) no review at all (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
  34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  35. 35.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) so order gives no clue
  36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) teaching it to a sibling
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Formula for speed? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
  38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
  39. 39.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
  40. 40.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) a disaster

Answer key

  1. the back
  2. False
  3. True
  4. active recall
  5. a cluttered table
  6. False
  7. hurts learning
  8. False
  9. fractions
  10. False
  11. 75
  12. 22
  13. helps you focus
  14. short keywords
  15. False
  16. False
  17. 6
  18. only the easy cards
  19. TV in view
  20. a longer break
  21. notifications off
  22. True
  23. 9
  24. teaching it to a sibling
  25. False
  26. practice questions
  27. passive review
  28. three tasks at once
  29. adding small diagrams
  30. True
  31. True
  32. 1 hour on 4 days
  33. no headings at all
  34. 12
  35. so order gives no clue
  36. highlighting in yellow
  37. Formula for speed?
  38. writing it from memory
  39. mixing different topics
  40. useful — fix it now

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