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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 637 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) answering a quiz
  2. 2.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
  4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  5. 5.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
  6. 6.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) one clear task
  7. 7.📵 Ananya wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
  8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) covering the answers (d) reading the notes again
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
  11. 11.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you missed (d) the newest only
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) looking at the diagrams (c) highlighting in yellow (d) scanning the headings
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
  14. 14.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
  16. 16.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a quiet corner (c) books within reach (d) phone face-up nearby
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  20. 20.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
  22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  23. 23.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) all day (c) 25 minutes (d) 5 minutes
  24. 24.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) a clear desk (c) TV in view (d) phone face-up nearby
  25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) listening to a recap (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
  27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  28. 28.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) six hours in one go
  32. 32.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) read it twice more (b) close it and recall it (c) highlight all of it (d) copy it neatly
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  35. 35.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  36. 36.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these helps you focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) a messy desk (c) no break for 3 hours (d) TV on in the room
  38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
  39. 39.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
  40. 40.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. answering a quiz
  2. False
  3. you practise choosing
  4. a poor notes habit
  5. 5
  6. one clear task
  7. 9:15 PM
  8. blocked practice
  9. covering the answers
  10. reading both sides
  11. the cards you missed
  12. answering with book shut
  13. flipping straight away
  14. 7
  15. testing yourself
  16. False
  17. hurts learning
  18. phone face-up nearby
  19. the front
  20. False
  21. algebra and area mixed
  22. linear notes
  23. 25 minutes
  24. a clear desk
  25. old and new topics mixed
  26. answering with book shut
  27. a mind map
  28. False
  29. blocked practice
  30. a poor notes habit
  31. six hours in one go
  32. True
  33. close it and recall it
  34. only the easy cards
  35. hurts learning
  36. True
  37. a timer on the desk
  38. a shuffled set of sums
  39. on the bed
  40. False

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