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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 500 · 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 of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) no break for hours (c) studying all night (d) short breaks to stretch
  2. 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
  4. 4.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) watch a late film (c) game till late (d) sleep on time
  5. 5.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) a clear desk
  7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 8 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  8. 8.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  9. 9.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 70 minutes?
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all in one night (d) never reviewing again
  11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a messy desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) water bottle ready
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a clear desk (c) good light (d) a quiet corner
  15. 15.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  16. 16.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a disaster (b) a reason to stop (c) a waste of time (d) useful — fix it now
  17. 17.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. 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?
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  19. 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
  21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
  22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
  23. 23.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) TV on in the room (d) one task at a time
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
  26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
  27. 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 185 minutes?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) reading the notes again (c) answering a quiz (d) listening to a recap
  29. 29.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  30. 30.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums
  32. 32.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  33. 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  34. 34.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

Answer key

  1. short breaks to stretch
  2. helps you focus
  3. ratio
  4. sleep on time
  5. False
  6. on the bed
  7. 9
  8. 90
  9. 2
  10. gaps that grow longer
  11. linear notes
  12. water bottle ready
  13. flipping straight away
  14. a noisy hallway
  15. helps learning
  16. useful — fix it now
  17. 10
  18. the back
  19. 31
  20. clear headings
  21. area
  22. a short summary
  23. one task at a time
  24. a good flashcard habit
  25. recalling from memory
  26. a mixed revision quiz
  27. 6
  28. answering a quiz
  29. the front
  30. active recall
  31. a shuffled set of sums
  32. breaks your focus
  33. answer first, then flip
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 175
  37. a mind map
  38. fractions
  39. one fact per card
  40. interleaving

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