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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 619 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  2. 2.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
  4. 4.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a noisy hallway (c) a cluttered table (d) books within reach
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  7. 7.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  8. 8.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) reading the notes again
  10. 10.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
  12. 12.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.😴 Meera goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  14. 14.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or recalling from memory? (a) glancing at notes (b) recalling from memory
  16. 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
  18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 17, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
  20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
  23. 23.📅 You learn a topic on day 13. 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?
  24. 24.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  26. 26.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
  27. 27.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
  28. 28.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 130 minutes?
  30. 30.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  31. 31.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 75 minutes?
  32. 32.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
  34. 34.Which of these is cramming? (a) starting the day before (b) a little every day (c) a review calendar (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
  37. 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) old topics each week (b) never reviewing again (c) starting the day before (d) all in one night
  38. 38.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  39. 39.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or quizzing a friend? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing a friend

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. hurts learning
  3. ratio
  4. True
  5. books within reach
  6. Opposite of “ancient”?
  7. 8
  8. hurts learning
  9. covering the answers
  10. True
  11. area
  12. True
  13. 9
  14. active recall
  15. recalling from memory
  16. more practice on misses
  17. a cue column on the left
  18. 23
  19. practice questions
  20. recalling from memory
  21. reading the notes again
  22. making your own cards
  23. 28
  24. “What do roots do?”
  25. interleaving
  26. see it again sooner
  27. one chapter’s sums only
  28. False
  29. 4
  30. 17
  31. 2
  32. answer first, then flip
  33. self-made flashcards
  34. starting the day before
  35. linear notes
  36. no break for 3 hours
  37. old topics each week
  38. 200
  39. spaced practice
  40. quizzing a friend

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