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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 930 · 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 of these is spaced practice? (a) one long read-through (b) six hours in one go (c) never reviewing again (d) a review calendar
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
  3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  4. 4.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) a dim room (c) books within reach (d) the same spot daily
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  8. 8.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
  12. 12.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 45 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:30 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:45 PM (b) 11:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 10:30 PM
  13. 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) distance ÷ time (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
  14. 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Read page 12.”
  15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) highlighting in yellow (d) answering a quiz
  16. 16.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) look at pictures (c) read the summary (d) underline it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
  18. 18.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  20. 20.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
  23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
  25. 25.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “six hours in one go” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
  28. 28.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply in the break (b) end the session (c) reply at once (d) call them now
  30. 30.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  32. 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) last-minute marathons (b) all in one night (c) six hours in one go (d) short repeat sessions
  33. 33.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) copying the summary
  35. 35.📅 You learn a new topic on day 6 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  36. 36.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
  37. 37.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 5, and the gap before it was 3 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  39. 39.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) old topics each week (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
  40. 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 2. 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?

Answer key

  1. a review calendar
  2. branches for subtopics
  3. blocked practice
  4. False
  5. True
  6. a dim room
  7. making your own cards
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. covering the answers
  12. 9:45 PM
  13. Capital of Kerala?
  14. “What do roots do?”
  15. highlighting in yellow
  16. write what you know
  17. one task at a time
  18. mixing different topics
  19. shuffling the deck
  20. helps learning
  21. a poor flashcard habit
  22. testing yourself
  23. Cornell notes
  24. headings and bullets
  25. True
  26. True
  27. short keywords
  28. False
  29. reply in the break
  30. False
  31. 150
  32. short repeat sessions
  33. a good study spot
  34. copying the summary
  35. 7
  36. it is active recall
  37. 11
  38. interleaving
  39. one long read-through
  40. 17

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