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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 345 · 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.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  2. 2.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  4. 4.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it uses a pen (d) it takes no time
  5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  6. 6.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
  7. 7.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
  8. 8.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a dim room (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) good light
  9. 9.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  10. 10.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  11. 11.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) starting the day before (c) old topics each week (d) never reviewing again
  12. 12.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) books within reach (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) looking at the diagrams (d) answering with book shut
  14. 14.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
  15. 15.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
  17. 17.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering a quiz (d) copying the summary
  19. 19.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) books within reach
  22. 22.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  23. 23.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a longer break (b) a test (c) no more breaks (d) a new subject
  25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
  26. 26.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or recalling from memory? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) recalling from memory
  28. 28.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) phone face-up nearby (d) on the bed
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
  33. 33.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a short walk outdoors
  34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  35. 35.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a TV on while studying (c) studying all night (d) scrolling in bed
  36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
  37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
  40. 40.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 20
  3. a mind map
  4. familiar is not known
  5. blocked practice
  6. recalling without notes
  7. review on days 1, 3, 7
  8. a dim room
  9. see it again sooner
  10. hurts learning
  11. old topics each week
  12. books within reach
  13. looking at the diagrams
  14. phone out of sight
  15. True
  16. percentage
  17. True
  18. copying the summary
  19. False
  20. algebra, area, %, mixed
  21. on the bed
  22. 34
  23. False
  24. a longer break
  25. a shuffled set of sums
  26. True
  27. recalling from memory
  28. passive review
  29. a clear desk
  30. a question on the front
  31. 18
  32. a mixed revision quiz
  33. a short walk outdoors
  34. a mind map
  35. screens off before bed
  36. ratio
  37. False
  38. 90
  39. algebra and area mixed
  40. 2

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