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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 493 · 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.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 195 minutes?
  2. 2.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  4. 4.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  5. 5.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
  6. 6.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 8:30 PM (d) 7:45 PM
  7. 7.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) checking messages (b) water bottle ready (c) a goal for the session (d) one task at a time
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
  11. 11.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Copy the diagram.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Read page 12.”
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) answering a quiz
  13. 13.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  14. 14.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
  17. 17.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
  18. 18.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
  20. 20.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  27. 27.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
  30. 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 110 minutes?
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering with book shut (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) copying the summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) a messy desk (d) water bottle ready
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
  36. 36.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it uses a pen (b) familiar is not known (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
  37. 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) six hours in one go (b) a review calendar (c) last-minute marathons (d) one long read-through
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on in the room (c) a messy desk (d) no break for 3 hours
  39. 39.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all in one night (b) last-minute marathons (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) one long read-through
  40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. see it again sooner
  3. a poor notes habit
  4. you think as you write
  5. when first learning
  6. 7:45 PM
  7. checking messages
  8. never testing yourself
  9. a good flashcard habit
  10. cues and key questions
  11. “What do roots do?”
  12. listening to a recap
  13. 50
  14. False
  15. 6
  16. a whole page per card
  17. notifications off
  18. 120
  19. your own words
  20. True
  21. active recall
  22. blocked practice
  23. testing yourself
  24. a summary at the bottom
  25. same type, page by page
  26. the back
  27. active recall
  28. shuffling the deck
  29. all area sums together
  30. 3
  31. only the easy cards
  32. answering with book shut
  33. water bottle ready
  34. a cue column on the left
  35. mixing different topics
  36. familiar is not known
  37. a review calendar
  38. phone in another room
  39. review on days 1, 3, 7
  40. Cornell notes

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