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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 814 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
  2. 2.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is cramming? (a) never reviewing again (b) short repeat sessions (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) a review calendar
  4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering a quiz? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  5. 5.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a timer on the desk (c) water bottle ready (d) notifications off
  6. 6.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
  7. 7.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each week? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
  9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
  11. 11.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a review calendar? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
  13. 13.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
  15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) a clear desk (c) a quiet corner (d) phone face-up nearby
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) starting the day before (c) short repeat sessions (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each week (c) all in one night (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
  21. 21.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) covering the answers (c) listening to a recap (d) highlighting in yellow
  23. 23.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) modern (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
  26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
  28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
  29. 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
  30. 30.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 60 minutes?
  31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
  32. 32.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  34. 34.True or false: “a little every day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) modern (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  37. 37.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
  39. 39.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) copying word for word

Answer key

  1. quizzing a friend
  2. False
  3. never reviewing again
  4. active recall
  5. no break for 3 hours
  6. when first learning
  7. spaced practice
  8. only the easy cards
  9. a poor notes habit
  10. practice questions
  11. spaced practice
  12. copying word for word
  13. 60
  14. normal and useful
  15. passive review
  16. phone face-up nearby
  17. starting the day before
  18. blocked practice
  19. top-to-bottom lists
  20. all in one night
  21. True
  22. covering the answers
  23. active recall
  24. ten colours a page
  25. Plural of “mouse”?
  26. a poor flashcard habit
  27. branches for subtopics
  28. recalling from memory
  29. scanning the headings
  30. 2
  31. algebra and area mixed
  32. False
  33. helps you focus
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 7 × 8 = ?
  37. True
  38. you think as you write
  39. True
  40. copying word for word

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