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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 769 · 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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
  5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  6. 6.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  7. 7.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
  9. 9.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  11. 11.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  13. 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 1 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) water bottle ready (c) a goal for the session (d) a messy desk
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) a firm chair (d) books within reach
  16. 16.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it does not matter (b) it wastes study time (c) it helps store learning (d) it erases notes
  17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) reading the notes again (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
  18. 18.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
  20. 20.Which of these is cramming? (a) short repeat sessions (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) a little every day
  21. 21.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  22. 22.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
  25. 25.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) a cluttered table (d) the same spot daily
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water bottle ready (b) checking messages (c) a goal for the session (d) notifications off
  27. 27.😴 Meera goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
  29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  30. 30.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  31. 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a quiet corner (d) a dim room
  33. 33.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) to save paper (c) it is a rule (d) the memory lasts longer
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
  36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) one long read-through (c) short repeat sessions (d) all in one night
  38. 38.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it is too hard (c) it takes no time (d) it uses a pen
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
  40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. breaks your focus
  2. a summary at the bottom
  3. breaks your focus
  4. self-made flashcards
  5. interleaving
  6. active recall
  7. 20
  8. same type, page by page
  9. True
  10. passive review
  11. False
  12. helps learning
  13. 8
  14. a messy desk
  15. TV in view
  16. it helps store learning
  17. reading the notes again
  18. True
  19. covering the answers
  20. all in one night
  21. so order gives no clue
  22. True
  23. interleaving
  24. percentage
  25. a cluttered table
  26. checking messages
  27. 10
  28. algebra and area mixed
  29. passive review
  30. you think as you write
  31. 30
  32. a dim room
  33. the memory lasts longer
  34. a whole page per card
  35. numbered points in order
  36. testing yourself
  37. short repeat sessions
  38. familiar is not known
  39. short keywords
  40. False

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