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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 478 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or self-made flashcards? (a) glancing at notes (b) self-made flashcards
  3. 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 6. 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?
  4. 4.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) writing it from memory
  7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
  8. 8.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in your hand (b) under the pillow (c) in another room (d) on the book
  9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  10. 10.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  11. 11.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) a blank-page brain dump
  13. 13.True or false: “never reviewing again” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
  15. 15.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) make you forget (c) help you refocus (d) waste all your time
  16. 16.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) last-minute marathons (d) six hours in one go
  17. 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  21. 21.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  22. 22.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
  24. 24.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
  25. 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) listening to a recap (c) answering a quiz (d) reading the notes again
  28. 28.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
  29. 29.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
  31. 31.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
  32. 32.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone in your hand (b) phone on loud (c) phone out of sight (d) phone face-up nearby
  33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
  34. 34.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
  39. 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines

Answer key

  1. the front
  2. self-made flashcards
  3. 21
  4. True
  5. spaced practice
  6. scanning the headings
  7. switching topic each sum
  8. in another room
  9. active recall
  10. a good study spot
  11. breaks your focus
  12. a blank-page brain dump
  13. True
  14. branches for subtopics
  15. help you refocus
  16. short repeat sessions
  17. 13
  18. area
  19. the same order always
  20. shuffling the deck
  21. helps learning
  22. False
  23. headings and bullets
  24. familiar is not known
  25. making your own cards
  26. copying the summary
  27. answering a quiz
  28. when first learning
  29. 90
  30. one topic all evening
  31. a cluttered table
  32. phone out of sight
  33. percentage
  34. False
  35. True
  36. TV on in the room
  37. switching topic each sum
  38. shuffling the deck
  39. True
  40. explaining it aloud

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