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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 249 · 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: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  3. 3.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a regular bedtime (c) a TV on while studying (d) studying all night
  4. 4.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
  8. 8.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
  10. 10.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
  11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
  15. 15.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) water bottle ready (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for the session
  16. 16.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
  18. 18.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a new bedtime every day (c) a short walk outdoors (d) a regular bedtime
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a clear desk
  20. 20.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  22. 22.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
  23. 23.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) covering the answers
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
  27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
  28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  32. 32.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
  34. 34.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  37. 37.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) highlight all of it
  38. 38.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) help you refocus (c) are not allowed (d) waste all your time
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) no break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 5-minute break (d) a 1-minute snack

Answer key

  1. breaks your focus
  2. flipping straight away
  3. a regular bedtime
  4. True
  5. 15
  6. a good notes habit
  7. the same spot daily
  8. 14
  9. a summary at the bottom
  10. 3
  11. breaks your focus
  12. a poor flashcard habit
  13. ratio
  14. tiny cramped writing
  15. no break for 3 hours
  16. True
  17. short repeat sessions
  18. a new bedtime every day
  19. a clear desk
  20. 150
  21. passive review
  22. a review calendar
  23. True
  24. Cornell notes
  25. highlighting in yellow
  26. copying word for word
  27. answering a quiz
  28. interleaving
  29. blocked practice
  30. a mixed revision quiz
  31. reading both sides
  32. hurts learning
  33. headings and bullets
  34. True
  35. True
  36. the back
  37. close it and recall it
  38. help you refocus
  39. a good flashcard habit
  40. a 5-minute break

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