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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 844 · 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.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  2. 2.📅 You learn a new topic on day 9 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  3. 3.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  5. 5.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:00 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 6:00 PM
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  8. 8.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  9. 9.📅 You learn a new topic on day 11 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  10. 10.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 19, and the gap before it was 4 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  12. 12.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  13. 13.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) screens off before bed (c) a regular bedtime (d) a new bedtime every day
  14. 14.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
  17. 17.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) ten facts
  18. 18.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) What do roots do? (d) distance ÷ time
  20. 20.📅 You learn a new topic on day 7 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  21. 21.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a timer on the desk? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  22. 22.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) six hours in one go (c) starting the day before (d) a review calendar
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  25. 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or copying notes neatly? (a) testing yourself (b) copying notes neatly
  27. 27.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 100 minutes?
  28. 28.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
  29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
  30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
  31. 31.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) screens off before bed (c) scrolling in bed (d) a full night’s sleep
  32. 32.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
  34. 34.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) books within reach (c) phone face-up nearby (d) TV in view
  35. 35.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) under the pillow (b) in your hand (c) on the book (d) in another room
  36. 36.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) fades very quickly (b) lasts for years (c) is the best way (d) never fails
  37. 37.True or false: “last-minute marathons” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums

Answer key

  1. spaced practice
  2. 10
  3. False
  4. the cards you missed
  5. True
  6. 7:00 PM
  7. a whole page per card
  8. breaks your focus
  9. 18
  10. False
  11. 27
  12. 150
  13. a new bedtime every day
  14. False
  15. True
  16. your own words
  17. one fact or idea
  18. passive review
  19. What do roots do?
  20. 10
  21. helps you focus
  22. True
  23. a review calendar
  24. one formula, 20 times
  25. making your own cards
  26. testing yourself
  27. 3
  28. see it again sooner
  29. switching topic each sum
  30. clear headings
  31. scrolling in bed
  32. False
  33. Cornell notes
  34. books within reach
  35. in another room
  36. fades very quickly
  37. False
  38. a look within a day
  39. one chapter’s sums only
  40. a mixed revision quiz

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