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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 189 · 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: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
  3. 3.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) underline it (c) look at pictures (d) write what you know
  4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  5. 5.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  6. 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  10. 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  12. 12.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  14. 14.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
  15. 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  17. 17.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  18. 18.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
  20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Capital of Kerala?
  22. 22.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) a little every day (d) one long read-through
  24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  25. 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  26. 26.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
  27. 27.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) on the book (c) under the pillow (d) in your hand
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
  29. 29.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) listening to a recap
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  35. 35.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a waste of time (c) useful — fix it now (d) a disaster
  36. 36.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) the same spot daily (d) on the bed
  37. 37.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
  40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map

Answer key

  1. testing yourself
  2. one keyword per branch
  3. write what you know
  4. a poor notes habit
  5. breaks your focus
  6. hurts learning
  7. active recall
  8. 16
  9. a poor notes habit
  10. a good study spot
  11. breaks your focus
  12. False
  13. the back
  14. recalling without notes
  15. cramming
  16. answer first, then flip
  17. a good study spot
  18. False
  19. the memory lasts longer
  20. practice questions
  21. distance ÷ time
  22. True
  23. one long read-through
  24. interleaving
  25. 23
  26. algebra, area, %, mixed
  27. in another room
  28. six hours in one go
  29. False
  30. notes in the big column
  31. a blank-page brain dump
  32. one keyword per branch
  33. never looking again
  34. the front
  35. useful — fix it now
  36. the same spot daily
  37. 150
  38. a whole page per card
  39. your own words
  40. linear notes

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