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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 287 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
  2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
  3. 3.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 10:45 PM (d) 10:15 PM
  4. 4.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 1 hour on 4 days
  6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
  10. 10.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a waste of time (c) a reason to stop (d) useful — fix it now
  11. 11.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) take in water
  13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
  15. 15.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) studying all night (c) gaming till midnight (d) a short walk outdoors
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  17. 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) a review calendar (c) short repeat sessions (d) gaps that grow longer
  18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a goal for the session (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a timer on the desk
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
  20. 20.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 135 minutes?
  22. 22.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 3 hours (c) 5 minutes (d) 25 minutes
  23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  24. 24.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
  28. 28.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) short breaks to stretch (c) studying all night (d) scrolling in bed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a review calendar (b) never reviewing again (c) a little every day (d) short repeat sessions
  30. 30.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 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
  33. 33.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) so order gives no clue (c) to finish faster (d) to lose some
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) a blank-page brain dump
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  36. 36.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  37. 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
  39. 39.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers

Answer key

  1. ten colours a page
  2. percentage
  3. 9:45 PM
  4. False
  5. 1 hour on 4 days
  6. a good notes habit
  7. one chapter’s sums only
  8. the back
  9. in your own words
  10. useful — fix it now
  11. True
  12. take in water
  13. passive review
  14. explaining it aloud
  15. a short walk outdoors
  16. a good flashcard habit
  17. one long read-through
  18. checking messages
  19. a cue column on the left
  20. True
  21. 4
  22. 25 minutes
  23. a poor notes habit
  24. True
  25. linear notes
  26. a whole page per card
  27. numbered points in order
  28. short breaks to stretch
  29. never reviewing again
  30. False
  31. False
  32. explaining it aloud
  33. so order gives no clue
  34. a blank-page brain dump
  35. the front
  36. 7
  37. cramming
  38. algebra and area mixed
  39. False
  40. reading the notes again

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