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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 295 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  2. 2.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  4. 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
  6. 6.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
  9. 9.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) last-minute marathons (c) one long read-through (d) a review calendar
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each week (b) short repeat sessions (c) a little every day (d) all in one night
  11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
  14. 14.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) starting the day before (d) old topics each week
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
  17. 17.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
  21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
  22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
  24. 24.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
  27. 27.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
  28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
  30. 30.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) reading the notes again (c) looking at the diagrams (d) writing it from memory
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
  34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  35. 35.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
  36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
  37. 37.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) sleep on time (c) game till late (d) watch a late film
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
  39. 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus

Answer key

  1. helps learning
  2. it is active recall
  3. a good flashcard habit
  4. True
  5. reading the notes again
  6. False
  7. breaks your focus
  8. headings and bullets
  9. a review calendar
  10. all in one night
  11. normal and useful
  12. a good flashcard habit
  13. testing yourself
  14. starting the day before
  15. explaining it aloud
  16. flipping straight away
  17. you practise choosing
  18. ten colours a page
  19. a shuffled set of sums
  20. old and new topics mixed
  21. self-made flashcards
  22. a poor notes habit
  23. no headings at all
  24. False
  25. TV in view
  26. quizzing a friend
  27. mixing different topics
  28. all area sums together
  29. cue questions in margin
  30. False
  31. blocked practice
  32. writing it from memory
  33. one chapter’s sums only
  34. 21
  35. more practice on misses
  36. percentage
  37. sleep on time
  38. a cue column on the left
  39. False
  40. helps you focus

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