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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 483 · 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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 56 (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
  3. 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
  5. 5.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  7. 7.True or false: “one task at a time” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
  9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  10. 10.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) a timer on the desk (c) a goal for the session (d) a messy desk
  11. 11.📅 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?
  12. 12.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  15. 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) never reviewing again (c) short repeat sessions (d) one long read-through
  16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
  17. 17.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) screens off before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) no break for hours
  18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
  19. 19.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  20. 20.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for the session (b) one task at a time (c) a timer on the desk (d) no break for 3 hours
  23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
  24. 24.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) never reviewing again (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  26. 26.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  28. 28.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) all day (b) 5 minutes (c) 3 hours (d) 25 minutes
  29. 29.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
  31. 31.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
  33. 33.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  35. 35.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  36. 36.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) underline it (c) look at pictures (d) write what you know
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
  38. 38.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
  40. 40.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it is faster

Answer key

  1. breaks your focus
  2. Opposite of “ancient”?
  3. cramming
  4. covering the answers
  5. False
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. True
  8. a summary at the bottom
  9. helps you focus
  10. a messy desk
  11. 11
  12. True
  13. True
  14. spaced practice
  15. short repeat sessions
  16. recalling from memory
  17. no break for hours
  18. 16
  19. a good study spot
  20. so order gives no clue
  21. passive review
  22. no break for 3 hours
  23. cues and key questions
  24. spaced practice
  25. review on days 1, 3, 7
  26. hurts learning
  27. a good flashcard habit
  28. 25 minutes
  29. False
  30. one topic all evening
  31. 8
  32. quizzing a friend
  33. active recall
  34. interleaving
  35. 2
  36. write what you know
  37. writing it from memory
  38. active recall
  39. main topic in the centre
  40. it is active recall

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