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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 305 · 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.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “starting without a plan” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
  5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
  6. 6.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) a messy desk (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
  7. 7.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a review calendar (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) six hours in one go
  9. 9.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  10. 10.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  13. 13.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  14. 14.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  15. 15.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
  17. 17.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) sleep on time (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
  19. 19.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a cluttered table (c) a noisy hallway (d) phone face-up nearby
  20. 20.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting without a plan (b) no break for 3 hours (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for the session
  22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
  23. 23.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 22, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  25. 25.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) highlighting key lines (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
  26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  28. 28.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 125 minutes?
  30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  31. 31.Which of these helps you focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a goal for the session (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
  32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  34. 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 18, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
  37. 37.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
  38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. 90
  4. numbered points in order
  5. covering the answers
  6. a messy desk
  7. True
  8. six hours in one go
  9. the cards you missed
  10. spaced practice
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. blocked practice
  13. hurts learning
  14. 8
  15. 14
  16. testing yourself
  17. True
  18. sleep on time
  19. books within reach
  20. 12
  21. a goal for the session
  22. explaining it aloud
  23. 26
  24. flipping straight away
  25. recalling without notes
  26. True
  27. the front
  28. True
  29. 4
  30. blocked practice
  31. a goal for the session
  32. interleaving
  33. Cornell notes
  34. 26
  35. review on days 1, 3, 7
  36. cue questions in margin
  37. 4
  38. only fraction sums
  39. testing yourself
  40. testing yourself

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