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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 282 · 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: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) screens off before bed (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
  3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  4. 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a short walk outdoors (c) short breaks to stretch (d) scrolling in bed
  6. 6.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) a goal for the session
  8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
  11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) answering a quiz (c) listening to a recap (d) writing it from memory
  13. 13.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
  14. 14.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) look at pictures (d) write what you know
  15. 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
  17. 17.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) TV in view (d) books within reach
  18. 18.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
  20. 20.True or false: “a glass of water” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  24. 24.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
  26. 26.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
  29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  30. 30.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  31. 31.🧠 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
  32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
  33. 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
  34. 34.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) 3 hours
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) no break for 3 hours (c) water bottle ready (d) a timer on the desk
  37. 37.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) no break for 3 hours (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
  39. 39.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  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. False
  2. screens off before bed
  3. blocked practice
  4. True
  5. scrolling in bed
  6. helps learning
  7. TV on in the room
  8. practice questions
  9. ten colours a page
  10. a question on the front
  11. a short summary
  12. listening to a recap
  13. the memory lasts longer
  14. write what you know
  15. a poor study spot
  16. cue questions in margin
  17. books within reach
  18. True
  19. a question on the front
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a summary at the bottom
  23. the front
  24. False
  25. cues and key questions
  26. True
  27. a review calendar
  28. algebra and area mixed
  29. a good notes habit
  30. 1 hour on 4 days
  31. explaining it aloud
  32. testing yourself
  33. 17
  34. False
  35. 25 minutes
  36. no break for 3 hours
  37. True
  38. a goal for the session
  39. 5
  40. a mind map

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