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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 354 · 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: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
  2. 2.📅 You learn a new topic on day 18 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
  4. 4.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing over time (d) cramming at night
  5. 5.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
  6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) modern (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) TV on in the room
  11. 11.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
  12. 12.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) copying the summary (c) covering the answers (d) teaching it to a sibling
  14. 14.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  17. 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
  18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
  19. 19.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
  20. 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  24. 24.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
  25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
  26. 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
  28. 28.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
  30. 30.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  32. 32.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) gaming till midnight (c) a short walk outdoors (d) no break for hours
  33. 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  34. 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
  35. 35.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) one clear task (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) your next snack
  36. 36.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a firm chair
  38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
  39. 39.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only

Answer key

  1. testing yourself
  2. 25
  3. percentage
  4. reviewing over time
  5. see it again sooner
  6. True
  7. a mind map
  8. a mind map
  9. Plural of “mouse”?
  10. phone in another room
  11. mixing different topics
  12. 50
  13. copying the summary
  14. True
  15. True
  16. 125
  17. more practice on misses
  18. self-made flashcards
  19. cover notes, use cues
  20. breaks your focus
  21. a poor flashcard habit
  22. False
  23. a good notes habit
  24. so order gives no clue
  25. short keywords
  26. helps you focus
  27. a little every day
  28. 7
  29. ratio
  30. False
  31. hurts learning
  32. a short walk outdoors
  33. passive review
  34. a little every day
  35. one clear task
  36. making your own cards
  37. a cluttered table
  38. the main topic
  39. False
  40. algebra, area, %, mixed

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