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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 47 · 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 learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  2. 2.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  3. 3.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
  4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) answering a quiz (c) looking at the diagrams (d) copying the summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
  7. 7.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) end the session (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) reply at once
  8. 8.True or false: “a review calendar” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) What do roots do?
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
  12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
  14. 14.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: starting the day before? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  15. 15.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) scrolling in bed (c) a regular bedtime (d) no break for hours
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
  20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 200 minutes?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) starting the day before (c) old topics each week (d) a review calendar
  22. 22.Which of these is cramming? (a) all in one night (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
  23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or practice questions? (a) glancing at notes (b) practice questions
  24. 24.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  25. 25.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  27. 27.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📅 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 2?
  29. 29.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  32. 32.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) never fails (c) lasts for years (d) fades very quickly
  34. 34.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) TV in view
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) all in one night (c) last-minute marathons (d) a little every day

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. familiar is not known
  4. helps you focus
  5. answering a quiz
  6. your own words
  7. reply in the break
  8. True
  9. a summary at the bottom
  10. What do roots do?
  11. headings and bullets
  12. True
  13. it is active recall
  14. cramming
  15. True
  16. a regular bedtime
  17. writing every line
  18. a good flashcard habit
  19. numbered points in order
  20. 6
  21. starting the day before
  22. all in one night
  23. practice questions
  24. 22
  25. True
  26. breaks your focus
  27. False
  28. 6
  29. True
  30. normal and useful
  31. a good flashcard habit
  32. False
  33. fades very quickly
  34. mixing different topics
  35. books within reach
  36. only the easy cards
  37. percentage
  38. the back
  39. one topic all evening
  40. a little every day

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