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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 425 · 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.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  2. 2.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  3. 3.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  5. 5.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) starting the day before (c) all in one night (d) six hours in one go
  6. 6.📅 You learn a new topic on day 13 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a new bedtime every day (c) studying all night (d) scrolling in bed
  10. 10.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
  11. 11.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  13. 13.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) starting the day before (c) gaps that grow longer (d) short repeat sessions
  14. 14.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
  16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a timer on the desk (b) phone in another room (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) highlighting in yellow (d) a blank-page brain dump
  20. 20.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) copying the summary (d) looking at the diagrams
  22. 22.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
  23. 23.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a quiet corner (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
  24. 24.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) one keyword per branch
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  26. 26.📅 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?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
  28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
  29. 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
  31. 31.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) starting without a plan
  33. 33.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
  35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
  37. 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  38. 38.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in another room (c) on the book (d) in your hand
  39. 39.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
  40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 25, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 75
  3. hurts learning
  4. never testing yourself
  5. short repeat sessions
  6. 20
  7. cover notes, use cues
  8. the back
  9. a regular bedtime
  10. 1 hour on 4 days
  11. True
  12. breaks your focus
  13. starting the day before
  14. False
  15. recalling from memory
  16. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  17. checking messages
  18. self-made flashcards
  19. highlighting in yellow
  20. 6
  21. a blank-page brain dump
  22. fades very quickly
  23. on the bed
  24. a cue column on the left
  25. interleaving
  26. 11
  27. one chapter’s sums only
  28. percentage
  29. cramming
  30. leaving some space
  31. 21
  32. starting without a plan
  33. False
  34. old and new topics mixed
  35. passive review
  36. notes in the big column
  37. a poor study spot
  38. in another room
  39. so order gives no clue
  40. 33

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