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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 209 · 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.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  3. 3.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 150 minutes?
  5. 5.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  8. 8.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
  10. 10.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📅 You learn a topic on day 8. 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?
  13. 13.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) writing it from memory (c) copying the summary (d) listening to a recap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
  16. 16.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) no break for hours (c) a TV on while studying (d) a regular bedtime
  17. 17.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  18. 18.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
  20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) copying the summary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) starting without a plan (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
  22. 22.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
  23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
  24. 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  25. 25.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
  26. 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  27. 27.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 10:45 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) mice (c) modern (d) distance ÷ time
  29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
  30. 30.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
  31. 31.📅 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
  36. 36.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  37. 37.Which of these helps you focus? (a) one task at a time (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) checking messages
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  39. 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  40. 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming

Answer key

  1. False
  2. breaks your focus
  3. True
  4. 5
  5. True
  6. Cornell notes
  7. 16
  8. a good study spot
  9. testing yourself
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 23
  13. True
  14. writing it from memory
  15. a look within a day
  16. a regular bedtime
  17. passive review
  18. False
  19. top-to-bottom lists
  20. copying the summary
  21. starting without a plan
  22. see it again sooner
  23. ratio
  24. cramming
  25. 8:00 PM
  26. spaced practice
  27. 9:45 PM
  28. 7 × 8 = ?
  29. quizzing a friend
  30. mixing different topics
  31. 4
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a good flashcard habit
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. 210
  37. one task at a time
  38. a poor flashcard habit
  39. helps you focus
  40. spaced practice

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