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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 352 · 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.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) cramming at night (c) reviewing over time (d) studying once, long
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
  3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  4. 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  5. 5.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  7. 7.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  9. 9.True or false: “all in one night” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) no break for 3 hours
  11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) old topics each week
  14. 14.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
  16. 16.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
  18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) distance ÷ time (d) Capital of Kerala?
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) making your own cards
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) What do roots do?
  23. 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  24. 24.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:15 PM (b) 9:30 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 8:45 PM
  26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
  27. 27.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these helps you focus? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) three tasks at once
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  31. 31.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) a messy desk (d) a timer on the desk
  32. 32.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  33. 33.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  35. 35.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
  36. 36.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  38. 38.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
  39. 39.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
  40. 40.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) highlighting key lines (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes

Answer key

  1. reviewing over time
  2. top-to-bottom lists
  3. interleaving
  4. a good study spot
  5. False
  6. helps you focus
  7. True
  8. helps you focus
  9. False
  10. phone in another room
  11. area
  12. the front
  13. old topics each week
  14. False
  15. mixing different topics
  16. True
  17. 21
  18. 16
  19. the front
  20. Capital of Kerala?
  21. making your own cards
  22. What do roots do?
  23. hurts learning
  24. True
  25. 8:00 PM
  26. 10
  27. False
  28. one task at a time
  29. one fact per card
  30. passive review
  31. a messy desk
  32. 34
  33. True
  34. 210
  35. algebra, area, %, mixed
  36. 8
  37. Cornell notes
  38. in your own words
  39. you practise choosing
  40. recalling without notes

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