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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 255 · 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 of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
  3. 3.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) end the session (d) reply in the break
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) writing it from memory (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) listening to a recap
  5. 5.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
  7. 7.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) sleep on time (b) study till 3 AM (c) watch a late film (d) game till late
  8. 8.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) a timer on the desk (c) a goal for the session (d) three tasks at once
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) six hours in one go (d) never reviewing again
  10. 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
  12. 12.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
  14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  15. 15.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 2-hour nap (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
  16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  18. 18.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) the memory lasts longer (c) teachers say so (d) it is a rule
  19. 19.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) is the best way (c) never fails (d) lasts for years
  20. 20.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
  21. 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
  22. 22.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
  29. 29.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) in another room (d) on the book
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
  31. 31.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or quizzing a friend? (a) glancing at notes (b) quizzing a friend
  34. 34.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
  36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) take in water (c) distance ÷ time (d) modern
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready

Answer key

  1. a summary at the bottom
  2. branches for subtopics
  3. reply in the break
  4. listening to a recap
  5. False
  6. 19
  7. sleep on time
  8. three tasks at once
  9. a little every day
  10. mixing different topics
  11. reading both sides
  12. 4
  13. a cue column on the left
  14. a mind map
  15. a 5-minute break
  16. a short summary
  17. a poor flashcard habit
  18. the memory lasts longer
  19. fades very quickly
  20. algebra, area, %, mixed
  21. 11
  22. hurts learning
  23. a whole page per card
  24. all area sums together
  25. the back
  26. True
  27. 9
  28. top-to-bottom lists
  29. in another room
  30. colours and small icons
  31. 200
  32. one keyword per branch
  33. quizzing a friend
  34. True
  35. testing yourself
  36. fractions
  37. Plural of “mouse”?
  38. only the easy cards
  39. a cue column on the left
  40. water bottle ready

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