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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 266 · 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.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “What do roots do?” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
  3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) never reviewing again (d) gaps that grow longer
  6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
  7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
  9. 9.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  10. 10.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
  13. 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) the same order always
  16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  17. 17.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
  18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  21. 21.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
  23. 23.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) listening to a recap (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) highlighting in yellow
  26. 26.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
  27. 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  29. 29.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
  33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
  34. 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.😴 Diya goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  36. 36.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) a little every day (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
  38. 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
  39. 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) gaps that grow longer (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a little every day
  40. 40.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. “What do roots do?”
  3. a mind map
  4. distance ÷ time
  5. gaps that grow longer
  6. 20
  7. practice questions
  8. flipping straight away
  9. 8
  10. 8
  11. 17
  12. shuffling the deck
  13. a poor study spot
  14. cue questions in margin
  15. answer first, then flip
  16. hurts learning
  17. review it sooner
  18. three tasks at once
  19. a poor flashcard habit
  20. a poor study spot
  21. 180
  22. old and new topics mixed
  23. False
  24. active recall
  25. teaching it to a sibling
  26. when first learning
  27. False
  28. 50
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a whole page per card
  32. algebra and area mixed
  33. algebra and area mixed
  34. active recall
  35. 6
  36. a little every day
  37. answer first, then flip
  38. 17
  39. starting the day before
  40. 10

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