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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 788 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  4. 4.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 1 hour on 4 days (b) 4 hours on exam day (c) no review at all (d) 4 hours in 1 night
  5. 5.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
  6. 6.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  7. 7.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) in front of the TV (c) on your bed (d) a dark corner
  8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 20, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
  10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
  13. 13.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
  15. 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
  17. 17.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) lasts for years (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) never fails
  18. 18.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) 20 algebra sums only
  19. 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 4, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  21. 21.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  23. 23.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  25. 25.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) water bottle ready (d) a timer on the desk
  26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
  27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) listening to a recap (c) copying the summary (d) answering with book shut
  28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering a quiz (c) scanning the headings (d) reading the notes again
  29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  30. 30.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) never reviewing again (b) six hours in one go (c) one long read-through (d) gaps that grow longer
  31. 31.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) mice (c) Formula for speed? (d) modern
  33. 33.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) recalling without notes (d) reading notes slowly
  34. 34.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
  37. 37.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
  38. 38.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus

Answer key

  1. a good notes habit
  2. same type, page by page
  3. helps you focus
  4. 1 hour on 4 days
  5. self-made flashcards
  6. 17
  7. quiet, tidy and bright
  8. 30
  9. all area sums together
  10. a short summary
  11. a poor flashcard habit
  12. recalling from memory
  13. a poor study spot
  14. a cue column on the left
  15. more practice on misses
  16. Opposite of “ancient”?
  17. fades very quickly
  18. algebra, area, %, mixed
  19. 8
  20. answer first, then flip
  21. a good study spot
  22. Cornell notes
  23. helps learning
  24. interleaving
  25. three tasks at once
  26. fractions
  27. answering with book shut
  28. answering a quiz
  29. breaks your focus
  30. gaps that grow longer
  31. False
  32. Formula for speed?
  33. recalling without notes
  34. True
  35. False
  36. numbered points in order
  37. see it again sooner
  38. True
  39. hurts learning
  40. breaks your focus

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