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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 559 · 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 is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
  2. 2.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) copy it neatly (c) close it and recall it (d) highlight all of it
  3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
  5. 5.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) old topics each week
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  10. 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) no break for hours (c) gaming till midnight (d) studying all night
  11. 11.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
  14. 14.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
  15. 15.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Formula for speed? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 56 (d) take in water
  18. 18.📅 You learn a topic on day 14. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
  19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) gaps that grow longer (c) one long read-through (d) a little every day
  21. 21.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  22. 22.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  24. 24.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) never reviewing again (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  25. 25.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  27. 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) starting the day before (d) never reviewing again
  28. 28.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
  30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
  31. 31.🧠 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
  32. 32.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or reading it again? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it again
  35. 35.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  36. 36.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) on your bed (c) quiet, tidy and bright (d) in front of the TV
  37. 37.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) starting without a plan
  38. 38.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards

Answer key

  1. a shuffled set of sums
  2. close it and recall it
  3. a mind map
  4. in your own words
  5. 22
  6. starting the day before
  7. the back
  8. a good study spot
  9. breaks your focus
  10. screens off before bed
  11. algebra, area, %, mixed
  12. ten colours a page
  13. quizzing a friend
  14. recalling without notes
  15. 4
  16. modern
  17. Plural of “mouse”?
  18. 21
  19. recalling from memory
  20. one long read-through
  21. 210
  22. False
  23. 4
  24. review on days 1, 3, 7
  25. spaced practice
  26. interleaving
  27. old topics each week
  28. True
  29. mixing different topics
  30. testing yourself
  31. quizzing a friend
  32. False
  33. a poor study spot
  34. testing yourself
  35. a poor study spot
  36. quiet, tidy and bright
  37. starting without a plan
  38. 20
  39. testing yourself
  40. never testing yourself

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