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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 644 · 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 can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) teachers say so (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
  3. 3.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 11:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  4. 4.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) a little every day
  5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
  6. 6.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
  8. 8.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  9. 9.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
  11. 11.🍅 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) a quiet corner
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) highlighting in yellow (c) looking at the diagrams (d) copying the summary
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
  16. 16.📵 Aarav wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 10:15 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 8:45 PM
  17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
  18. 18.📅 You learn a new topic on day 15 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  19. 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long read-through (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  22. 22.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
  23. 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  24. 24.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) a regular bedtime (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
  25. 25.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  26. 26.Which of these helps you focus? (a) phone in another room (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) no break for 3 hours
  27. 27.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  28. 28.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 11, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  29. 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  30. 30.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
  31. 31.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  32. 32.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 80 minutes?
  33. 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  34. 34.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a cluttered table (c) a dim room (d) the same spot daily
  36. 36.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
  40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards

Answer key

  1. the memory lasts longer
  2. a cue column on the left
  3. 6
  4. a little every day
  5. a short summary
  6. False
  7. normal and useful
  8. 180
  9. False
  10. making your own cards
  11. reply in the break
  12. on the bed
  13. a poor flashcard habit
  14. teaching it to a sibling
  15. practice questions
  16. 9:15 PM
  17. quizzing a friend
  18. 18
  19. passive review
  20. review on days 1, 3, 7
  21. helps you focus
  22. on the bed
  23. breaks your focus
  24. a regular bedtime
  25. 175
  26. phone in another room
  27. spaced practice
  28. 25
  29. spaced practice
  30. one fact or idea
  31. spaced practice
  32. 2
  33. a good study spot
  34. False
  35. the same spot daily
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a mind map
  39. switching topic each sum
  40. shuffling the deck

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