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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 574 · 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 a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
  3. 3.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  4. 4.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 25 minutes (b) 5 minutes (c) all day (d) 3 hours
  5. 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
  7. 7.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) no break for hours (c) a new bedtime every day (d) screens off before bed
  8. 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  9. 9.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  10. 10.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  12. 12.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or glancing at notes? (a) recalling from memory (b) glancing at notes
  15. 15.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) gaps that grow longer (c) old topics each week (d) short repeat sessions
  16. 16.True or false: “TV on in the room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) distance ÷ time (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) take in water
  19. 19.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) lasts for years (c) is the best way (d) fades very quickly
  20. 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) old topics each week
  23. 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
  25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
  27. 27.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
  29. 29.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  30. 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
  31. 31.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
  34. 34.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 4?
  35. 35.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  36. 36.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a noisy hallway (b) TV in view (c) a dim room (d) a clear desk
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  38. 38.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) listening to a recap (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) reading the notes again
  40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed

Answer key

  1. a cue column on the left
  2. one keyword per branch
  3. passive review
  4. 25 minutes
  5. 7
  6. no headings at all
  7. screens off before bed
  8. helps you focus
  9. helps you focus
  10. phone in another room
  11. the front
  12. True
  13. practice questions
  14. recalling from memory
  15. starting the day before
  16. False
  17. spaced practice
  18. Capital of Kerala?
  19. fades very quickly
  20. hurts learning
  21. headings and bullets
  22. six hours in one go
  23. hurts learning
  24. answer first, then flip
  25. Cornell notes
  26. reading both sides
  27. in your own words
  28. a shuffled set of sums
  29. 150
  30. one fact per card
  31. helps learning
  32. a summary at the bottom
  33. only fraction sums
  34. 25
  35. a poor study spot
  36. a clear desk
  37. answer first, then flip
  38. 4
  39. a blank-page brain dump
  40. all area sums together

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