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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 958 · 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.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  3. 3.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  4. 4.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  5. 5.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) your next snack (b) nothing at all (c) ten tasks (d) one clear task
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never reviewing again (b) one long read-through (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
  7. 7.True or false: “one long read-through” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) a goal for the session (d) phone in another room
  12. 12.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) is the best way (c) fades very quickly (d) lasts for years
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) writing it from memory
  14. 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Underline roots.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Copy the diagram.”
  15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
  16. 16.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
  17. 17.🍅 A friend messages you mid-session. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) call them now (c) reply in the break (d) end the session
  18. 18.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) phone in another room (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) starting without a plan
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: one long read-through? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  21. 21.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
  23. 23.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: no break for 3 hours? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  26. 26.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) on your bed (b) in front of the TV (c) a dark corner (d) quiet, tidy and bright
  27. 27.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) starting the day before (c) a little every day (d) gaps that grow longer
  29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: notifications off? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  30. 30.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) underline it (b) read the summary (c) write what you know (d) look at pictures
  32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Formula for speed?
  33. 33.📅 You learn a new topic on day 16 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your fourth review?
  34. 34.🍅 After four Pomodoro rounds, many people take… (a) a new subject (b) a longer break (c) a test (d) no more breaks
  35. 35.True or false: “a messy desk” breaks your focus. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  38. 38.🍅 You want 150 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
  40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book

Answer key

  1. helps you focus
  2. one fact or idea
  3. 150
  4. active recall
  5. one clear task
  6. old topics each week
  7. True
  8. False
  9. main topic in the centre
  10. a good flashcard habit
  11. three tasks at once
  12. fades very quickly
  13. highlighting in yellow
  14. “What do roots do?”
  15. a poor notes habit
  16. a poor study spot
  17. reply in the break
  18. starting without a plan
  19. a good flashcard habit
  20. cramming
  21. cramming
  22. switching topic each sum
  23. breaks your focus
  24. True
  25. a poor notes habit
  26. quiet, tidy and bright
  27. False
  28. starting the day before
  29. helps you focus
  30. True
  31. write what you know
  32. Formula for speed?
  33. 30
  34. a longer break
  35. True
  36. a good study spot
  37. linear notes
  38. 6
  39. Cornell notes
  40. explaining it aloud

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