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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 859 · 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: “never reviewing again” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a review calendar” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  4. 4.📅 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?
  5. 5.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  6. 6.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) studying all night (c) screens off before bed (d) short breaks to stretch
  9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
  10. 10.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  12. 12.True or false: “checking messages” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or self-made flashcards? (a) highlighting lines (b) self-made flashcards
  14. 14.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
  15. 15.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) books within reach (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
  16. 16.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a glass of water? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  20. 20.🍅 One Pomodoro round is 25 minutes of focus plus a 5-minute break. How many full rounds fit in 105 minutes?
  21. 21.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
  22. 22.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  23. 23.🧠 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
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
  25. 25.True or false: “notifications off” helps you focus. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
  27. 27.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one long read-through (d) all in one night
  28. 28.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) copying the book (c) reading notes slowly (d) recalling without notes
  29. 29.📅 You learn a topic on day 9. 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?
  30. 30.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 1-minute snack (b) a 2-hour nap (c) no break (d) a 5-minute break
  31. 31.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  32. 32.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) it takes no time (b) it uses a pen (c) familiar is not known (d) it is too hard
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
  34. 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) notifications off (c) no break for 3 hours (d) checking messages
  38. 38.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
  39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. breaks your focus
  4. 8
  5. you think as you write
  6. 210
  7. a good flashcard habit
  8. studying all night
  9. short keywords
  10. 8
  11. active recall
  12. True
  13. self-made flashcards
  14. practice questions
  15. a cluttered table
  16. True
  17. helps learning
  18. testing yourself
  19. Plural of “mouse”?
  20. 3
  21. in your own words
  22. helps you focus
  23. explaining it aloud
  24. notes in the big column
  25. True
  26. cover notes, use cues
  27. review on days 1, 3, 7
  28. recalling without notes
  29. 16
  30. a 5-minute break
  31. 7
  32. familiar is not known
  33. ten colours a page
  34. helps learning
  35. recalling from memory
  36. never looking again
  37. notifications off
  38. 7
  39. True
  40. branches for subtopics

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