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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 462 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) a timer on the desk (d) one task at a time
  2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
  3. 3.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  5. 5.📅 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
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
  7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) six hours in one go
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
  10. 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
  12. 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  15. 15.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) studying all night (c) gaming till midnight (d) screens off before bed
  16. 16.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or gazing at the book? (a) quizzing a friend (b) gazing at the book
  19. 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  20. 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) on the book (d) in another room
  22. 22.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 5-minute break (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
  23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  24. 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) mice (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
  25. 25.🧠 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
  26. 26.📅 You learn a new topic on day 17 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
  29. 29.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  31. 31.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) never reviewing (b) reviewing over time (c) studying once, long (d) cramming at night
  32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  34. 34.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  35. 35.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “starting the day before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) it is a rule (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) to hide from family
  39. 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) starting the day before (c) never reviewing again (d) six hours in one go
  40. 40.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. three tasks at once
  2. fractions
  3. False
  4. active recall
  5. 1 hour on 4 days
  6. highlighting in yellow
  7. a poor notes habit
  8. a little every day
  9. making your own cards
  10. the main topic
  11. answering a quiz
  12. True
  13. a good flashcard habit
  14. spaced practice
  15. screens off before bed
  16. True
  17. helps learning
  18. quizzing a friend
  19. active recall
  20. True
  21. in another room
  22. a 5-minute break
  23. a good notes habit
  24. What do roots do?
  25. self-made flashcards
  26. 31
  27. blocked practice
  28. normal and useful
  29. True
  30. see it again sooner
  31. reviewing over time
  32. helps you focus
  33. only the easy cards
  34. 21
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. it cues you to focus
  39. review on days 1, 3, 7
  40. False

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