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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 157 · 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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
  2. 2.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  4. 4.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it uses a pen
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
  7. 7.True or false: “scanning the headings” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) old topics each week (d) six hours in one go
  9. 9.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) on the bed (c) a cluttered table (d) good light
  12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
  13. 13.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) study till 3 AM (c) game till late (d) sleep on time
  14. 14.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) no review at all (d) 1 hour on 4 days
  15. 15.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a regular bedtime (c) a TV on while studying (d) a full night’s sleep
  16. 16.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
  17. 17.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a new subject (c) a test (d) no more breaks
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  20. 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) one long read-through (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  22. 22.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
  23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
  24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
  27. 27.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  28. 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
  30. 30.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  31. 31.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) no break (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 2-hour nap
  32. 32.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) look at pictures
  33. 33.📅 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 fourth review?
  34. 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) studying all night (c) screens off before bed (d) a new bedtime every day
  35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  39. 39.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) skip it for good (c) review it sooner (d) start a new topic
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics

Answer key

  1. self-made flashcards
  2. False
  3. helps you focus
  4. familiar is not known
  5. reading both sides
  6. old and new topics mixed
  7. False
  8. old topics each week
  9. True
  10. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  11. good light
  12. old and new topics mixed
  13. sleep on time
  14. 1 hour on 4 days
  15. a TV on while studying
  16. a noisy hallway
  17. a longer break
  18. the front
  19. the back
  20. helps learning
  21. review on days 1, 3, 7
  22. 18
  23. short keywords
  24. fractions
  25. blocked practice
  26. explaining it aloud
  27. 7
  28. cues and key questions
  29. a question on the front
  30. cramming
  31. a 5-minute break
  32. write what you know
  33. 23
  34. screens off before bed
  35. a poor notes habit
  36. one topic all evening
  37. a look within a day
  38. never testing yourself
  39. review it sooner
  40. cue questions in margin

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