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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 37 · 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 of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  2. 2.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) end the session
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) reading the notes again (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) listening to a recap
  6. 6.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
  8. 8.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a noisy hallway (c) TV in view (d) the same spot daily
  10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  11. 11.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) TV on in the room (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
  13. 13.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  14. 14.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  15. 15.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
  18. 18.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
  19. 19.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
  23. 23.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a goal for the session (c) a messy desk (d) one task at a time
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
  25. 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  26. 26.Which of these hurts learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a short walk outdoors (c) scrolling in bed (d) a full night’s sleep
  27. 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or copying notes neatly? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly
  28. 28.🧠 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
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) reading the notes again (c) writing it from memory (d) answering with book shut
  32. 32.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  34. 34.📅 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 4?
  35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
  36. 36.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
  37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
  40. 40.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) teachers say so (d) the memory lasts longer

Answer key

  1. a question on the front
  2. reply in the break
  3. helps you focus
  4. blocked practice
  5. a blank-page brain dump
  6. recalling without notes
  7. tiny cramped writing
  8. False
  9. the same spot daily
  10. blocked practice
  11. 18
  12. TV on in the room
  13. passive review
  14. 240
  15. False
  16. 6
  17. the same order always
  18. it is active recall
  19. False
  20. reading both sides
  21. one keyword per branch
  22. notes in the big column
  23. a messy desk
  24. one keyword per branch
  25. hurts learning
  26. scrolling in bed
  27. explaining it aloud
  28. recalling from memory
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. False
  31. reading the notes again
  32. a poor study spot
  33. a whole page per card
  34. 18
  35. percentage
  36. one chapter’s sums only
  37. interleaving
  38. copying word for word
  39. a cue column on the left
  40. the memory lasts longer

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