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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 408 · 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 feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
  2. 2.True or false: “starting the day before” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  5. 5.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) the same spot daily (c) a noisy hallway (d) a firm chair
  6. 6.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  7. 7.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
  8. 8.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) gaming till midnight (c) a new bedtime every day (d) screens off before bed
  9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) looking at the diagrams (c) answering with book shut (d) answering a quiz
  11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  12. 12.🔀 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) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
  13. 13.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  15. 15.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) the same spot daily (c) on the bed (d) TV in view
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) modern
  19. 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  20. 20.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
  22. 22.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
  23. 23.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a dim room (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
  24. 24.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  25. 25.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) it is a rule
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a firm chair (c) books within reach (d) TV in view
  28. 28.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  29. 29.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
  31. 31.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  33. 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  34. 34.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
  36. 36.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) short breaks to stretch (c) scrolling in bed (d) gaming till midnight
  37. 37.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) last-minute marathons (d) gaps that grow longer
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one night (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a little every day (d) old topics each week
  40. 40.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. numbered points in order
  2. True
  3. a mind map
  4. the front
  5. a noisy hallway
  6. 17
  7. you practise choosing
  8. screens off before bed
  9. active recall
  10. looking at the diagrams
  11. cramming
  12. ratio
  13. False
  14. passive review
  15. 19
  16. the same spot daily
  17. branches for subtopics
  18. Plural of “mouse”?
  19. passive review
  20. 8
  21. shuffling the deck
  22. when first learning
  23. books within reach
  24. a good study spot
  25. it cues you to focus
  26. same type, page by page
  27. TV in view
  28. 5
  29. see it again sooner
  30. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  31. True
  32. 18
  33. hurts learning
  34. 11
  35. fractions
  36. short breaks to stretch
  37. True
  38. last-minute marathons
  39. all in one night
  40. True

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