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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 810 · 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 is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Underline roots.”
  2. 2.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 16, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  6. 6.📖 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
  7. 7.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  9. 9.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
  13. 13.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) highlighting key lines (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
  14. 14.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) mice (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
  16. 16.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
  19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
  20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
  21. 21.😴 Meera goes to bed at 11:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  22. 22.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  23. 23.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) a disaster (d) useful — fix it now
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
  25. 25.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
  27. 27.📅 You forgot part of a topic at your review. What is best? (a) start a new topic (b) feel bad and stop (c) review it sooner (d) skip it for good
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
  29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
  30. 30.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) to save paper (b) it is a rule (c) the memory lasts longer (d) teachers say so
  31. 31.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
  33. 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
  36. 36.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
  38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  39. 39.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 40 minutes?
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly

Answer key

  1. “What do roots do?”
  2. True
  3. True
  4. 26
  5. a poor notes habit
  6. familiar is not known
  7. True
  8. 18
  9. 150
  10. the back
  11. False
  12. never looking again
  13. recalling without notes
  14. mice
  15. testing yourself
  16. False
  17. False
  18. notes in the big column
  19. a summary at the bottom
  20. a mind map
  21. 7
  22. 6
  23. useful — fix it now
  24. testing yourself
  25. True
  26. clear headings
  27. review it sooner
  28. cue questions in margin
  29. explaining it aloud
  30. the memory lasts longer
  31. False
  32. explaining it aloud
  33. breaks your focus
  34. explaining it aloud
  35. headings and bullets
  36. False
  37. listening to a recap
  38. a good notes habit
  39. 1
  40. practice questions

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