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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 484 · 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.📅 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 first review?
  2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) highlighting in yellow (c) listening to a recap (d) a blank-page brain dump
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
  4. 4.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend
  6. 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
  7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
  8. 8.📅 You learn a new topic on day 19 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  10. 10.Which of these helps you focus? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) TV on in the room
  11. 11.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) a whole page per card
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) books within reach
  16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) last-minute marathons (c) six hours in one go (d) all in one night
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
  20. 20.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) TV on in the room (d) phone in another room
  21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  22. 22.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
  24. 24.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) in another room (d) on the book
  25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
  26. 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  27. 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  28. 28.📖 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
  29. 29.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  30. 30.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  32. 32.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) a review calendar (d) starting the day before
  33. 33.📅 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?
  34. 34.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  35. 35.😴 Vihaan goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
  37. 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) answering a quiz
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) one task at a time (c) TV on in the room (d) water bottle ready
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
  40. 40.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. a blank-page brain dump
  3. flipping straight away
  4. True
  5. quizzing a friend
  6. old and new topics mixed
  7. cover notes, use cues
  8. 26
  9. making your own cards
  10. notifications off
  11. 120
  12. the front
  13. testing yourself
  14. making your own cards
  15. books within reach
  16. 22
  17. colours and small icons
  18. short repeat sessions
  19. reading the notes again
  20. phone in another room
  21. breaks your focus
  22. 60
  23. testing yourself
  24. in another room
  25. testing yourself
  26. a poor study spot
  27. spaced practice
  28. familiar is not known
  29. 25
  30. True
  31. 8
  32. starting the day before
  33. 33
  34. 150
  35. 8
  36. numbered points in order
  37. looking at the diagrams
  38. TV on in the room
  39. recalling from memory
  40. active recall

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