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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 803 · 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 of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) all in one night (c) short repeat sessions (d) a review calendar
  2. 2.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  3. 3.😴 Saanvi goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) on the bed (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a quiet corner
  6. 6.True or false: “checking messages” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
  10. 10.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a cluttered table (c) good light (d) a clear desk
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  12. 12.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  13. 13.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  14. 14.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
  16. 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) last-minute marathons (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
  18. 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  20. 20.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 10:30 PM (c) 7:30 PM (d) 8:30 PM
  21. 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) no break for hours (b) scrolling in bed (c) studying all night (d) a full night’s sleep
  22. 22.True or false: “reading the notes again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) reading the notes again
  25. 25.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or practice questions? (a) gazing at the book (b) practice questions
  27. 27.True or false: “answering a quiz” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
  31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
  32. 32.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
  34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) writing it from memory (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) answering with book shut
  35. 35.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
  37. 37.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone face-up nearby
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or glancing at notes? (a) quizzing a friend (b) glancing at notes
  40. 40.True or false: “six hours in one go” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. all in one night
  2. breaks your focus
  3. 10
  4. interleaving
  5. on the bed
  6. False
  7. branches for subtopics
  8. top-to-bottom lists
  9. TV in view
  10. a cluttered table
  11. the front
  12. 60
  13. 75
  14. True
  15. mixing different topics
  16. a question on the front
  17. review on days 1, 3, 7
  18. hurts learning
  19. making your own cards
  20. 8:30 PM
  21. a full night’s sleep
  22. True
  23. False
  24. answering with book shut
  25. active recall
  26. practice questions
  27. False
  28. algebra and area mixed
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. a cue column on the left
  31. 8
  32. a good study spot
  33. headings and bullets
  34. reading the notes again
  35. False
  36. when first learning
  37. True
  38. phone out of sight
  39. quizzing a friend
  40. False

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