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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 327 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
  3. 3.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 3 hours (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
  4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
  5. 5.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
  7. 7.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
  10. 10.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) recalling without notes (c) highlighting key lines (d) reading notes slowly
  11. 11.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) it is a rule (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) teachers say so
  12. 12.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  14. 14.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  15. 15.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:45 PM (b) 8:45 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 7:15 PM
  16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
  17. 17.📅 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 2?
  18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  21. 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
  22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
  26. 26.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  28. 28.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) last-minute marathons (c) one long read-through (d) six hours in one go
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) reading the notes again (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) copying the summary
  31. 31.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
  36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or practice questions? (a) reading it again (b) practice questions
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
  38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
  40. 40.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. interleaving
  2. recalling from memory
  3. 25 minutes
  4. self-made flashcards
  5. True
  6. ratio
  7. True
  8. old and new topics mixed
  9. branches for subtopics
  10. recalling without notes
  11. the memory lasts longer
  12. hurts learning
  13. blocked practice
  14. breaks your focus
  15. 7:45 PM
  16. fractions
  17. 13
  18. False
  19. a poor flashcard habit
  20. a good notes habit
  21. 19
  22. area
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. one chapter’s sums only
  25. answering a quiz
  26. False
  27. 26
  28. True
  29. short repeat sessions
  30. teaching it to a sibling
  31. True
  32. False
  33. answering a quiz
  34. a cue column on the left
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. practice questions
  37. six hours in one go
  38. normal and useful
  39. self-made flashcards
  40. False

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