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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 348 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
  2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
  3. 3.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) a waste of time (c) useful — fix it now (d) a disaster
  4. 4.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
  8. 8.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) mice (d) What do roots do?
  9. 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a dim room (c) on the bed (d) a noisy hallway
  10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
  11. 11.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) a little every day (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
  13. 13.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
  16. 16.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
  18. 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
  20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) a quiet corner (d) a noisy hallway
  23. 23.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) ten facts
  24. 24.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
  27. 27.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  28. 28.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) TV on in the room (d) a messy desk
  31. 31.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
  33. 33.📅 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?
  34. 34.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  35. 35.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  36. 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
  38. 38.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. quizzing a friend
  2. testing yourself
  3. useful — fix it now
  4. True
  5. True
  6. True
  7. testing yourself
  8. mice
  9. books within reach
  10. switching topic each sum
  11. False
  12. a little every day
  13. in another room
  14. the back
  15. a quiet corner
  16. True
  17. same type, page by page
  18. hurts learning
  19. tiny cramped writing
  20. 1
  21. a question on the front
  22. a noisy hallway
  23. one fact or idea
  24. True
  25. interleaving
  26. looking at the diagrams
  27. 6
  28. False
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. a timer on the desk
  31. False
  32. a shuffled set of sums
  33. 12
  34. 9
  35. 18
  36. helps you focus
  37. a messy desk
  38. a good study spot
  39. True
  40. False

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