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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 172 · 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.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  2. 2.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 5 minutes
  3. 3.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Read page 12.”
  4. 4.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 10:45 PM
  5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) your own words
  7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  8. 8.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a dim room (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
  10. 10.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) short repeat sessions
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  12. 12.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a glass of water (d) a full night’s sleep
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) checking messages
  16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  17. 17.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
  18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
  20. 20.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  21. 21.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
  23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  24. 24.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:45 PM (b) 7:45 PM (c) 8:45 PM (d) 9:45 PM
  25. 25.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
  26. 26.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
  29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  30. 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
  31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) covering the answers
  32. 32.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 7:30 PM (c) 7:45 PM (d) 8:00 PM
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  34. 34.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone on loud
  35. 35.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) listening to a recap
  37. 37.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  39. 39.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 25 minutes
  3. “What do roots do?”
  4. 10:15 PM
  5. a poor notes habit
  6. your own words
  7. breaks your focus
  8. a firm chair
  9. no headings at all
  10. one long read-through
  11. the back
  12. a new bedtime every day
  13. all in one night
  14. the front
  15. checking messages
  16. hurts learning
  17. review it sooner
  18. passive review
  19. percentage
  20. 8
  21. False
  22. percentage
  23. active recall
  24. 8:45 PM
  25. 16
  26. 75
  27. 24
  28. covering the answers
  29. helps you focus
  30. 17
  31. reading the notes again
  32. 7:45 PM
  33. Formula for speed?
  34. phone out of sight
  35. 7
  36. teaching it to a sibling
  37. False
  38. 4
  39. False
  40. explaining it aloud

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