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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 918 · 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.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a quiet corner (d) a clear desk
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
  4. 4.📅 You learn a new topic on day 10 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) highlighting in yellow
  6. 6.True or false: “copying the summary” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) old topics each week (c) starting the day before (d) last-minute marathons
  8. 8.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or copying notes neatly? (a) recalling from memory (b) copying notes neatly
  9. 9.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
  10. 10.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.🍅 You want 75 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  13. 13.Which of these hurts learning? (a) no break for hours (b) screens off before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) a regular bedtime
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
  15. 15.📵 Where is the best place for your phone while you study? (a) in another room (b) under the pillow (c) in your hand (d) on the book
  16. 16.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  17. 17.📅 You learn a new topic on day 5 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  18. 18.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
  20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  22. 22.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  25. 25.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: three tasks at once? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  27. 27.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  30. 30.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?
  31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
  32. 32.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  34. 34.True or false: “a regular bedtime” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 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
  36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
  37. 37.📅 You learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) copying the summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) a review calendar (c) all in one night (d) one long read-through
  40. 40.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) water bottle ready (b) notifications off (c) TV on in the room (d) a timer on the desk

Answer key

  1. helps you focus
  2. phone face-up nearby
  3. one chapter’s sums only
  4. 13
  5. covering the answers
  6. True
  7. old topics each week
  8. recalling from memory
  9. testing yourself
  10. testing yourself
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. 3
  13. no break for hours
  14. numbered points in order
  15. in another room
  16. 210
  17. 12
  18. False
  19. one topic all evening
  20. linear notes
  21. blocked practice
  22. True
  23. False
  24. hurts learning
  25. breaks your focus
  26. Thiruvananthapuram
  27. helps learning
  28. interleaving
  29. making your own cards
  30. 8
  31. old and new topics mixed
  32. False
  33. a good study spot
  34. True
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. seeing links in a topic
  37. 28
  38. teaching it to a sibling
  39. a review calendar
  40. TV on in the room

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