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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 186 · 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 cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the newest only
  2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
  3. 3.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  5. 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
  8. 8.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  9. 9.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  10. 10.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a messy desk (b) starting without a plan (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  11. 11.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
  12. 12.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) copying the summary (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
  15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
  16. 16.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a cluttered table (c) the same spot daily (d) on the bed
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  19. 19.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) it uses a pen
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
  21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
  22. 22.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  23. 23.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) a review calendar (d) all in one night
  25. 25.🧠 What is active recall? (a) recalling without notes (b) reading notes slowly (c) highlighting key lines (d) copying the book
  26. 26.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
  28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or highlighting lines? (a) self-made flashcards (b) highlighting lines
  29. 29.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one topic all evening
  32. 32.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) on the book (c) in another room (d) under the pillow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
  34. 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 12, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
  36. 36.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) water bottle ready (c) checking messages (d) a goal for the session
  39. 39.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) reading both sides (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses

Answer key

  1. the cards you missed
  2. area
  3. False
  4. a poor notes habit
  5. cramming
  6. helps you focus
  7. algebra and area mixed
  8. 210
  9. a good study spot
  10. one task at a time
  11. quizzing a friend
  12. False
  13. copying the summary
  14. covering the answers
  15. cover notes, use cues
  16. True
  17. the same spot daily
  18. never testing yourself
  19. familiar is not known
  20. teaching it to a sibling
  21. a short summary
  22. so order gives no clue
  23. True
  24. all in one night
  25. recalling without notes
  26. True
  27. main topic in the centre
  28. self-made flashcards
  29. True
  30. a mind map
  31. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  32. in another room
  33. a summary at the bottom
  34. 22
  35. self-made flashcards
  36. False
  37. mixing different topics
  38. checking messages
  39. passive review
  40. reading both sides

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