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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 355 · 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.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  2. 2.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) distance ÷ time (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  4. 4.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  6. 6.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) TV in view (b) a dim room (c) good light (d) a noisy hallway
  8. 8.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a noisy hallway (c) a firm chair (d) TV in view
  9. 9.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it erases notes
  10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  11. 11.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) notifications off (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  13. 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
  15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  16. 16.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) gaps that grow longer (c) never reviewing again (d) short repeat sessions
  17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) a waste of time
  18. 18.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
  22. 22.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  24. 24.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) covering the answers
  26. 26.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  28. 28.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  29. 29.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
  30. 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 180 minutes?
  31. 31.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
  34. 34.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. 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?
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  37. 37.📅 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 second review?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  40. 40.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

Answer key

  1. active recall
  2. 10
  3. Formula for speed?
  4. True
  5. the front
  6. True
  7. good light
  8. a firm chair
  9. it helps store learning
  10. Cornell notes
  11. True
  12. three tasks at once
  13. a poor study spot
  14. quizzing a friend
  15. passive review
  16. never reviewing again
  17. normal and useful
  18. you practise choosing
  19. Plural of “mouse”?
  20. a good notes habit
  21. branches for subtopics
  22. 7
  23. a mind map
  24. 9
  25. highlighting in yellow
  26. True
  27. a whole page per card
  28. one fact or idea
  29. so order gives no clue
  30. 6
  31. False
  32. interleaving
  33. ratio
  34. 17
  35. blocked practice
  36. blocked practice
  37. 22
  38. more practice on misses
  39. 7 × 8 = ?
  40. 2

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