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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 624 · 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.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) TV on in the room (c) notifications off (d) a timer on the desk
  3. 3.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) no more breaks (c) a test (d) a longer break
  4. 4.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it is a rule (c) it saves electricity (d) it cues you to focus
  5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the prettiest ones
  6. 6.True or false: “gaps that grow longer” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) TV on in the room (c) water bottle ready (d) checking messages
  11. 11.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🍅 You want 200 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  13. 13.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) the date only
  16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
  17. 17.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short repeat sessions (b) never reviewing again (c) six hours in one go (d) last-minute marathons
  19. 19.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a noisy hallway (d) books within reach
  20. 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  22. 22.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  23. 23.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) the memory lasts longer (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) to save paper
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or highlighting lines? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting lines
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
  26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) looking at the diagrams (d) covering the answers
  27. 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  28. 28.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  29. 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 11. 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?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
  31. 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) scanning the headings (c) reading the notes again (d) highlighting in yellow
  33. 33.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) a clear desk
  36. 36.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  37. 37.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) ten tasks (b) your next snack (c) nothing at all (d) one clear task
  38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
  39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus

Answer key

  1. explaining it aloud
  2. TV on in the room
  3. a longer break
  4. it cues you to focus
  5. the cards you missed
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. blocked practice
  10. water bottle ready
  11. True
  12. 8
  13. True
  14. a good study spot
  15. a short summary
  16. normal and useful
  17. False
  18. short repeat sessions
  19. a noisy hallway
  20. spaced practice
  21. breaks your focus
  22. 100
  23. the memory lasts longer
  24. explaining it aloud
  25. one formula, 20 times
  26. looking at the diagrams
  27. hurts learning
  28. helps you focus
  29. 26
  30. algebra and area mixed
  31. cramming
  32. writing it from memory
  33. True
  34. a mixed revision quiz
  35. a noisy hallway
  36. helps you focus
  37. one clear task
  38. one fact or idea
  39. False
  40. helps you focus

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