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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 162 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) checking messages
  2. 2.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a noisy hallway
  4. 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  7. 7.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) never reviewing
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
  9. 9.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
  11. 11.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) 56 (d) take in water
  13. 13.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) to make it messy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
  15. 15.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) nothing at all (c) your next snack (d) one clear task
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
  17. 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) a review calendar
  18. 18.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a full night’s sleep (c) gaming till midnight (d) no break for hours
  19. 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  20. 20.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  22. 22.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 30 minutes?
  23. 23.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  25. 25.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner
  26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  27. 27.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
  31. 31.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or copying notes neatly? (a) quizzing a friend (b) copying notes neatly
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) TV on in the room (c) a goal for the session (d) starting without a plan
  34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  36. 36.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) help you refocus (c) waste all your time (d) are not allowed
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  38. 38.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a dim room (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit

Answer key

  1. a timer on the desk
  2. False
  3. a noisy hallway
  4. False
  5. True
  6. breaks your focus
  7. reviewing over time
  8. main topic in the centre
  9. False
  10. algebra, area, %, mixed
  11. it is active recall
  12. 7 × 8 = ?
  13. so order gives no clue
  14. copying the summary
  15. one clear task
  16. answering with book shut
  17. last-minute marathons
  18. a full night’s sleep
  19. helps learning
  20. True
  21. 75
  22. 1
  23. False
  24. interleaving
  25. see it again sooner
  26. a good notes habit
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a poor notes habit
  30. self-made flashcards
  31. 7
  32. quizzing a friend
  33. a goal for the session
  34. a shuffled set of sums
  35. the back
  36. help you refocus
  37. the back
  38. True
  39. a clear desk
  40. a good flashcard habit

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