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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 772 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
  3. 3.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
  5. 5.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) one long read-through (c) a review calendar (d) gaps that grow longer
  6. 6.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
  7. 7.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  8. 8.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each week (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) all in one night
  9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  11. 11.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “all in one night” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  14. 14.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) a quiet corner (c) good light (d) on the bed
  16. 16.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or re-reading the chapter? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter
  18. 18.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) reviewing over time (c) cramming at night (d) never reviewing
  19. 19.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: short breaks to stretch? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  20. 20.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
  21. 21.True or false: “TV on in the room” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
  24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  25. 25.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
  26. 26.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
  27. 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) take in water (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) distance ÷ time
  29. 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 7. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 3?
  30. 30.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
  31. 31.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  32. 32.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  34. 34.True or false: “no break for 3 hours” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📅 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 3?
  36. 36.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
  37. 37.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a firm chair (b) on the bed (c) a cluttered table (d) TV in view
  38. 38.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “one long read-through” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. blocked practice
  2. a summary at the bottom
  3. False
  4. self-made flashcards
  5. one long read-through
  6. 7
  7. helps you focus
  8. all in one night
  9. linear notes
  10. answer first, then flip
  11. True
  12. True
  13. 18
  14. False
  15. on the bed
  16. cramming
  17. explaining it aloud
  18. reviewing over time
  19. helps learning
  20. old topics each week
  21. True
  22. 90
  23. copying word for word
  24. Cornell notes
  25. when first learning
  26. 27
  27. a good study spot
  28. Plural of “mouse”?
  29. 14
  30. mixing different topics
  31. a poor study spot
  32. False
  33. 50
  34. False
  35. 9
  36. only fraction sums
  37. a firm chair
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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