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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 224 · 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) books within reach (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a firm chair
  2. 2.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) old topics each week (d) a review calendar
  5. 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
  8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
  9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
  10. 10.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  12. 12.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  13. 13.🃏 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
  16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
  17. 17.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
  18. 18.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) books within reach (d) a firm chair
  20. 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
  22. 22.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
  23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
  24. 24.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:30 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 7:30 PM
  25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
  26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  28. 28.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  30. 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
  31. 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
  32. 32.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  33. 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  34. 34.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
  36. 36.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  38. 38.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) reviewing over time (b) cramming at night (c) never reviewing (d) studying once, long
  39. 39.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  40. 40.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 11:30 PM

Answer key

  1. a cluttered table
  2. False
  3. familiar is not known
  4. six hours in one go
  5. 29
  6. spaced practice
  7. covering the answers
  8. fractions
  9. self-made flashcards
  10. True
  11. hurts learning
  12. it is active recall
  13. see it again sooner
  14. copying the summary
  15. top-to-bottom lists
  16. explaining it aloud
  17. one fact or idea
  18. fades very quickly
  19. phone face-up nearby
  20. active recall
  21. clear headings
  22. 25 minutes
  23. ratio
  24. 8:30 PM
  25. quizzing a friend
  26. blocked practice
  27. the front
  28. False
  29. Cornell notes
  30. seeing links in a topic
  31. 3
  32. 10
  33. 33
  34. the cards you missed
  35. review on days 1, 3, 7
  36. True
  37. a poor flashcard habit
  38. reviewing over time
  39. helps you focus
  40. 9:30 PM

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