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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 321 · 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 active recall? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) listening to a recap
  2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
  3. 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
  4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  5. 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) writing it from memory (c) covering the answers (d) teaching it to a sibling
  7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend
  8. 8.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) a blank-page brain dump
  11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  12. 12.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) a dark corner (c) in front of the TV (d) on your bed
  13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  15. 15.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
  17. 17.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
  19. 19.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
  20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) your own words
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
  22. 22.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) three tasks at once (c) a timer on the desk (d) a goal for the session
  24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) phone in another room
  28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
  32. 32.🌙 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
  33. 33.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  34. 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a TV on while studying (c) scrolling in bed (d) a new bedtime every day
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  36. 36.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
  37. 37.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  38. 38.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) a TV on while studying (c) gaming till midnight (d) screens off before bed
  39. 39.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) never looking again

Answer key

  1. a blank-page brain dump
  2. practice questions
  3. making your own cards
  4. a mind map
  5. all area sums together
  6. listening to a recap
  7. quizzing a friend
  8. True
  9. Cornell notes
  10. reading the notes again
  11. breaks your focus
  12. quiet, tidy and bright
  13. passive review
  14. active recall
  15. False
  16. practice questions
  17. fades very quickly
  18. never looking again
  19. 29
  20. your own words
  21. headings and bullets
  22. False
  23. three tasks at once
  24. blocked practice
  25. the same order always
  26. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  27. TV on in the room
  28. False
  29. reading both sides
  30. a mixed revision quiz
  31. covering the answers
  32. sleep on time
  33. see it again sooner
  34. short breaks to stretch
  35. blocked practice
  36. algebra, area, %, mixed
  37. spaced practice
  38. screens off before bed
  39. False
  40. short keywords

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