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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 485 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  2. 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  3. 3.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) good light (b) on the bed (c) a dim room (d) a cluttered table
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
  5. 5.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) TV in view (c) a noisy hallway (d) a dim room
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) covering the answers
  7. 7.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
  9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or recalling from memory? (a) reading it again (b) recalling from memory
  10. 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
  13. 13.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a messy desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  15. 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a cluttered table? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  16. 16.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
  18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a goal for the session
  19. 19.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  20. 20.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) read the summary (c) look at pictures (d) underline it
  22. 22.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  24. 24.True or false: “a TV on while studying” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
  27. 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  29. 29.True or false: “studying all night” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  31. 31.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
  32. 32.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) familiar is not known (c) it takes no time (d) it is too hard
  33. 33.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  34. 34.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 1 hour on 4 days (c) 4 hours in 1 night (d) 4 hours on exam day
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
  36. 36.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) teachers say so
  37. 37.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum

Answer key

  1. a whole page per card
  2. helps learning
  3. good light
  4. one keyword per branch
  5. a firm chair
  6. reading the notes again
  7. 10
  8. one chapter’s sums only
  9. recalling from memory
  10. the main topic
  11. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  12. headings and bullets
  13. False
  14. phone in another room
  15. a poor study spot
  16. True
  17. same type, page by page
  18. checking messages
  19. 5
  20. False
  21. write what you know
  22. hurts learning
  23. active recall
  24. False
  25. a poor flashcard habit
  26. adding small diagrams
  27. False
  28. Cornell notes
  29. False
  30. interleaving
  31. the cards you missed
  32. familiar is not known
  33. hurts learning
  34. 1 hour on 4 days
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. the memory lasts longer
  37. True
  38. hurts learning
  39. blocked practice
  40. one formula, 20 times

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