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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 268 · 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 good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
  2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  3. 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
  4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) modern (d) mice
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
  7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
  8. 8.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
  15. 15.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) is the best way
  16. 16.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  17. 17.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
  22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) scanning the headings (d) teaching it to a sibling
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) looking at the diagrams
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
  27. 27.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) scrolling in bed (c) a new bedtime every day (d) studying all night
  28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  29. 29.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  32. 32.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  33. 33.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
  34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  36. 36.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
  37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
  38. 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes

Answer key

  1. more practice on misses
  2. a poor notes habit
  3. 20
  4. blocked practice
  5. 7 × 8 = ?
  6. scanning the headings
  7. percentage
  8. True
  9. cue questions in margin
  10. a poor flashcard habit
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. interleaving
  13. a good notes habit
  14. never reviewing again
  15. fades very quickly
  16. passive review
  17. True
  18. False
  19. active recall
  20. a summary at the bottom
  21. making your own cards
  22. recalling from memory
  23. teaching it to a sibling
  24. explaining it aloud
  25. answering a quiz
  26. testing yourself
  27. screens off before bed
  28. interleaving
  29. one topic all evening
  30. listening to a recap
  31. distance ÷ time
  32. cramming
  33. you practise choosing
  34. scanning the headings
  35. blocked practice
  36. mixing different topics
  37. colours and small icons
  38. 16
  39. cramming
  40. a mind map

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