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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 950 · 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 a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card
  2. 2.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) gaming till midnight (c) a full night’s sleep (d) screens off before bed
  3. 3.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  4. 4.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  5. 5.Which of these helps you focus? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) starting without a plan (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
  6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
  8. 8.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  10. 10.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) 4 hours in 1 night (b) no review at all (c) 1 hour on 4 days (d) 4 hours on exam day
  12. 12.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
  13. 13.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  14. 14.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) short breaks to stretch (c) scrolling in bed (d) screens off before bed
  15. 15.🧠 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
  16. 16.📅 You learn a new topic on day 20 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your second review?
  17. 17.True or false: “short repeat sessions” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🍅 You finish 4 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
  20. 20.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or testing yourself? (a) glancing at notes (b) testing yourself
  25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  26. 26.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  27. 27.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
  29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no break for 3 hours (b) a messy desk (c) TV on in the room (d) a goal for the session
  31. 31.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  32. 32.🍅 You finish 7 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  33. 33.📅 You learn a topic on day 3. 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?
  34. 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
  37. 37.📅 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?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) notifications off (c) checking messages (d) no break for 3 hours
  39. 39.Which of these helps you focus? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on in the room (c) checking messages (d) notifications off
  40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

Answer key

  1. one fact per card
  2. gaming till midnight
  3. cramming
  4. helps you focus
  5. one task at a time
  6. blocked practice
  7. one keyword per branch
  8. in your own words
  9. a poor flashcard habit
  10. True
  11. 1 hour on 4 days
  12. three tasks at once
  13. hurts learning
  14. scrolling in bed
  15. explaining it aloud
  16. 23
  17. True
  18. 120
  19. ratio
  20. True
  21. a poor flashcard habit
  22. flipping straight away
  23. the back
  24. testing yourself
  25. blocked practice
  26. so order gives no clue
  27. True
  28. main topic in the centre
  29. area
  30. a goal for the session
  31. 200
  32. 175
  33. 10
  34. passive review
  35. passive review
  36. ratio
  37. 17
  38. notifications off
  39. notifications off
  40. blocked practice

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