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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 234 · 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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  2. 2.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  3. 3.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it takes no time
  4. 4.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) no break for hours (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a TV on while studying
  5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
  9. 9.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
  10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
  11. 11.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  13. 13.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it saves electricity (b) it is a rule (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
  15. 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) on the bed (c) a firm chair (d) a quiet corner
  17. 17.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) on the book (c) in your hand (d) under the pillow
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) short repeat sessions (d) last-minute marathons
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
  22. 22.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) skip it for good (c) feel bad and stop (d) review it sooner
  25. 25.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
  27. 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  28. 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
  30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
  31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
  33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
  35. 35.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) 5 minutes (d) all day
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) a messy desk (c) checking messages (d) no break for 3 hours
  37. 37.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  40. 40.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot

Answer key

  1. helps you focus
  2. spaced practice
  3. familiar is not known
  4. a short walk outdoors
  5. a short summary
  6. distance ÷ time
  7. True
  8. recalling from memory
  9. you practise choosing
  10. fractions
  11. False
  12. Thiruvananthapuram
  13. it cues you to focus
  14. never looking again
  15. percentage
  16. on the bed
  17. False
  18. in another room
  19. last-minute marathons
  20. a good flashcard habit
  21. one formula, 20 times
  22. shuffling the deck
  23. False
  24. review it sooner
  25. 28
  26. answering with book shut
  27. helps you focus
  28. a poor study spot
  29. leaving some space
  30. short keywords
  31. numbered points in order
  32. numbered points in order
  33. interleaving
  34. recalling from memory
  35. 25 minutes
  36. a goal for the session
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a poor notes habit
  40. a good study spot

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