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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 572 · 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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it helps store learning (d) it wastes study time
  2. 2.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 5-minute break (b) a 2-hour nap (c) a 1-minute snack (d) no break
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  4. 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  5. 5.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🍅 You want 50 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  7. 7.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  9. 9.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
  10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  12. 12.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) is the best way (b) lasts for years (c) never fails (d) fades very quickly
  13. 13.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
  15. 15.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) copying the summary
  17. 17.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
  20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  21. 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  22. 22.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) good light
  24. 24.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) help you refocus (b) waste all your time (c) make you forget (d) are not allowed
  25. 25.📅 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 second review?
  26. 26.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  27. 27.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it is too hard (b) it uses a pen (c) it takes no time (d) familiar is not known
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or explaining it aloud? (a) highlighting lines (b) explaining it aloud
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
  33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  34. 34.Which of these helps learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) studying all night (c) scrolling in bed (d) a TV on while studying
  35. 35.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  36. 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  37. 37.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) a timer on the desk
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column

Answer key

  1. it helps store learning
  2. a 5-minute break
  3. helps you focus
  4. more practice on misses
  5. False
  6. 2
  7. active recall
  8. a good flashcard habit
  9. algebra, area, %, mixed
  10. ratio
  11. the front
  12. fades very quickly
  13. cramming
  14. shuffling the deck
  15. spaced practice
  16. answering a quiz
  17. False
  18. True
  19. one topic all evening
  20. Cornell notes
  21. a good study spot
  22. True
  23. on the bed
  24. help you refocus
  25. 17
  26. spaced practice
  27. familiar is not known
  28. shuffling the deck
  29. explaining it aloud
  30. the front
  31. a good flashcard habit
  32. old and new topics mixed
  33. a mind map
  34. a short walk outdoors
  35. 200
  36. you think as you write
  37. True
  38. quizzing a friend
  39. no break for 3 hours
  40. notes in the big column

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