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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 383 · 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.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  3. 3.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
  4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  5. 5.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  7. 7.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
  11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 90 minutes?
  12. 12.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  13. 13.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
  21. 21.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 13, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Formula for speed?
  23. 23.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) answering a quiz (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) answering with book shut
  25. 25.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
  26. 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the day before (b) one long read-through (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
  27. 27.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
  28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
  30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
  31. 31.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
  32. 32.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) no break for hours (c) gaming till midnight (d) studying all night
  33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
  34. 34.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
  36. 36.📅 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 4?
  37. 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 2 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  38. 38.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or recalling from memory? (a) gazing at the book (b) recalling from memory
  40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. interleaving
  3. algebra, area, %, mixed
  4. active recall
  5. True
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. False
  8. a mind map
  9. the back
  10. testing yourself
  11. 3
  12. spaced practice
  13. False
  14. True
  15. the back
  16. one keyword per branch
  17. one topic all evening
  18. colours and small icons
  19. a good flashcard habit
  20. the memory lasts longer
  21. 19
  22. Formula for speed?
  23. False
  24. highlighting in yellow
  25. you practise choosing
  26. a little every day
  27. same type, page by page
  28. Cornell notes
  29. normal and useful
  30. self-made flashcards
  31. mixing different topics
  32. a glass of water
  33. percentage
  34. False
  35. area
  36. 29
  37. 16
  38. False
  39. recalling from memory
  40. all area sums together

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