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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 279 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  2. 2.True or false: “old topics each week” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) never reviewing again
  4. 4.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
  5. 5.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  6. 6.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) no review at all
  7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  9. 9.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
  10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
  11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
  12. 12.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  13. 13.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
  19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
  20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
  21. 21.📅 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 2?
  22. 22.😴 Tara goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) a review calendar (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  26. 26.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
  28. 28.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) a timer on the desk (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
  29. 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
  31. 31.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
  32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Formula for speed? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) modern
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
  34. 34.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
  35. 35.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
  37. 37.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  39. 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  40. 40.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. blocked practice
  2. True
  3. never reviewing again
  4. mixing different topics
  5. 150
  6. 1 hour on 4 days
  7. passive review
  8. one fact per card
  9. you practise choosing
  10. practice questions
  11. percentage
  12. 3
  13. True
  14. False
  15. Cornell notes
  16. only the easy cards
  17. Thiruvananthapuram
  18. the same order always
  19. self-made flashcards
  20. explaining it aloud
  21. 16
  22. 11
  23. ratio
  24. starting the day before
  25. the back
  26. 5
  27. cues and key questions
  28. three tasks at once
  29. 17
  30. testing yourself
  31. algebra, area, %, mixed
  32. Formula for speed?
  33. explaining it aloud
  34. 3
  35. cramming
  36. notes in the big column
  37. True
  38. 11
  39. hurts learning
  40. False

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