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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 840 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: “water bottle ready” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
  4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
  5. 5.🧠 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
  6. 6.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
  7. 7.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
  8. 8.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  9. 9.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  10. 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 10, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) covering the answers (c) writing it from memory (d) copying the summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) all in one night
  15. 15.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 160 minutes?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
  17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) listening to a recap (b) writing it from memory (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
  18. 18.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
  20. 20.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
  23. 23.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 165 minutes?
  24. 24.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 125 minutes?
  26. 26.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a goal for the session (c) a timer on the desk (d) notifications off
  27. 27.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) teaching it to a sibling
  31. 31.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
  32. 32.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
  33. 33.🍅 You finish 3 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  34. 34.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
  36. 36.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good light (b) a noisy hallway (c) a cluttered table (d) phone face-up nearby
  38. 38.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “Read page 12.” (d) “What do roots do?”
  39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) reading the notes again (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) writing it from memory (d) covering the answers
  40. 40.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a full night’s sleep (c) gaming till midnight (d) scrolling in bed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a good study spot
  3. the same order always
  4. seeing links in a topic
  5. explaining it aloud
  6. practice questions
  7. 1 hour on 4 days
  8. active recall
  9. a good study spot
  10. 24
  11. the front
  12. Cornell notes
  13. copying the summary
  14. review on days 1, 3, 7
  15. 5
  16. leaving some space
  17. listening to a recap
  18. hurts learning
  19. testing yourself
  20. False
  21. False
  22. only the easy cards
  23. 5
  24. True
  25. 4
  26. no break for 3 hours
  27. False
  28. 100
  29. a question on the front
  30. highlighting in yellow
  31. 18
  32. the cards you missed
  33. 75
  34. 200
  35. ten colours a page
  36. 15
  37. good light
  38. “What do roots do?”
  39. reading the notes again
  40. a full night’s sleep

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