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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 549 · 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) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) distance ÷ time
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) never testing yourself
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  9. 9.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a cluttered table (d) TV in view
  10. 10.📅 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?
  11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  12. 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
  13. 13.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
  15. 15.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  16. 16.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
  18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: writing it from memory? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) short repeat sessions (c) old topics each week (d) gaps that grow longer
  20. 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
  22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
  23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
  24. 24.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  26. 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
  28. 28.😴 Ananya goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  29. 29.True or false: “a messy desk” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) listening to a recap (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
  31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) copying the summary (c) listening to a recap (d) scanning the headings
  32. 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a review calendar (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  34. 34.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
  37. 37.🍅 You want 175 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
  39. 39.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

Answer key

  1. a cue column on the left
  2. notes in the big column
  3. Plural of “mouse”?
  4. Capital of Kerala?
  5. flipping straight away
  6. answer first, then flip
  7. the front
  8. a mind map
  9. a clear desk
  10. 15
  11. passive review
  12. one formula, 20 times
  13. one chapter’s sums only
  14. explaining it aloud
  15. 180
  16. the cards you missed
  17. headings and bullets
  18. active recall
  19. one long read-through
  20. helps learning
  21. good light
  22. quizzing a friend
  23. self-made flashcards
  24. you practise choosing
  25. blocked practice
  26. active recall
  27. ratio
  28. 8
  29. False
  30. answering with book shut
  31. writing it from memory
  32. a review calendar
  33. never testing yourself
  34. 10
  35. 23
  36. the main topic
  37. 7
  38. a mixed revision quiz
  39. 7
  40. blocked practice

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