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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 935 · 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.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a messy desk
  3. 3.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) make you forget
  4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  5. 5.📅 You learn a new topic on day 3 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
  6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  7. 7.📅 Why can each review wait a little longer than the last? (a) teachers say so (b) the memory lasts longer (c) to save paper (d) it is a rule
  8. 8.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
  11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) a messy desk (d) water bottle ready
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
  14. 14.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 3 hours (b) 25 minutes (c) all day (d) 5 minutes
  16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
  17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
  18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or testing yourself? (a) gazing at the book (b) testing yourself
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  20. 20.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) copying the summary (c) answering a quiz (d) scanning the headings
  24. 24.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) quiet, tidy and bright (b) in front of the TV (c) a dark corner (d) on your bed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) good light (c) a firm chair (d) a cluttered table
  26. 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  27. 27.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a firm chair (c) TV in view (d) on the bed
  28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  29. 29.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: short repeat sessions? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
  31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
  32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
  34. 34.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a timer on the desk (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
  35. 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 15. 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
  40. 40.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 8, and the gap before it was 5 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?

Answer key

  1. 240
  2. phone in another room
  3. help you refocus
  4. blocked practice
  5. 4
  6. helps you focus
  7. the memory lasts longer
  8. familiar is not known
  9. same type, page by page
  10. numbered points in order
  11. linear notes
  12. water bottle ready
  13. tiny cramped writing
  14. False
  15. 25 minutes
  16. fraction, %, ratio mixed
  17. a shuffled set of sums
  18. testing yourself
  19. Capital of Kerala?
  20. 60
  21. testing yourself
  22. notifications off
  23. answering a quiz
  24. quiet, tidy and bright
  25. a cluttered table
  26. passive review
  27. a firm chair
  28. blocked practice
  29. spaced practice
  30. one keyword per branch
  31. fractions
  32. linear notes
  33. normal and useful
  34. checking messages
  35. 18
  36. True
  37. only fraction sums
  38. the front
  39. ten colours a page
  40. 18

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