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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 580 · 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 say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  2. 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: checking messages? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  5. 5.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) useful — fix it now (b) a disaster (c) a waste of time (d) a reason to stop
  6. 6.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
  8. 8.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  10. 10.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
  12. 12.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
  14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
  15. 15.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  16. 16.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  17. 17.Which of these helps learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) a new bedtime every day (c) studying all night (d) no break for hours
  18. 18.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) call them now (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) reply in the break
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) no break for 3 hours (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for the session
  20. 20.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: water bottle ready? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  21. 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: six hours in one go? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 56
  23. 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
  25. 25.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  27. 27.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
  28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  29. 29.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) the memory lasts longer (d) it is a rule
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
  31. 31.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 5 minutes (c) 25 minutes (d) all day
  32. 32.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) feel bad and stop (b) review it sooner (c) skip it for good (d) start a new topic
  34. 34.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: never reviewing again? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  35. 35.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a firm chair (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
  36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  37. 37.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
  40. 40.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) take in water

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. breaks your focus
  3. a good flashcard habit
  4. a poor flashcard habit
  5. useful — fix it now
  6. 75
  7. only fraction sums
  8. False
  9. passive review
  10. False
  11. 4
  12. True
  13. quizzing a friend
  14. fractions
  15. 4
  16. breaks your focus
  17. a regular bedtime
  18. reply in the break
  19. no break for 3 hours
  20. helps you focus
  21. cramming
  22. Capital of Kerala?
  23. one fact per card
  24. explaining it aloud
  25. hurts learning
  26. the back
  27. recalling without notes
  28. a poor notes habit
  29. the memory lasts longer
  30. tiny cramped writing
  31. 25 minutes
  32. False
  33. review it sooner
  34. cramming
  35. a cluttered table
  36. linear notes
  37. one fact or idea
  38. a good flashcard habit
  39. leaving some space
  40. 7 × 8 = ?

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