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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 972 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) on the bed (c) a dim room (d) TV in view
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) looking at the diagrams (c) writing it from memory (d) teaching it to a sibling
  3. 3.📅 You learn a topic on day 12. 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?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
  5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
  6. 6.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
  8. 8.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
  9. 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  10. 10.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) books within reach (c) TV in view (d) a cluttered table
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  14. 14.😴 Rohan goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
  16. 16.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 7 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) water bottle ready (d) a messy desk
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notifications off (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for the session (d) no break for 3 hours
  19. 19.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
  21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) covering the answers (c) listening to a recap (d) writing it from memory
  22. 22.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
  24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or reading it again? (a) practice questions (b) reading it again
  25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
  26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  27. 27.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
  31. 31.🎯 Before starting a session, decide… (a) nothing at all (b) one clear task (c) your next snack (d) ten tasks
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
  34. 34.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or copying notes neatly? (a) practice questions (b) copying notes neatly
  36. 36.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
  37. 37.📅 Spaced repetition means… (a) studying once, long (b) cramming at night (c) never reviewing (d) reviewing over time
  38. 38.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) old topics each week (b) last-minute marathons (c) all in one night (d) starting the day before
  39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or gazing at the book? (a) testing yourself (b) gazing at the book
  40. 40.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: one task at a time? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus

Answer key

  1. a clear desk
  2. looking at the diagrams
  3. 19
  4. notes in the big column
  5. a good notes habit
  6. False
  7. tiny cramped writing
  8. 180
  9. hurts learning
  10. True
  11. 21
  12. books within reach
  13. reading both sides
  14. 7
  15. one topic all evening
  16. 28
  17. a messy desk
  18. no break for 3 hours
  19. False
  20. one chapter’s sums only
  21. listening to a recap
  22. True
  23. it is active recall
  24. practice questions
  25. a mind map
  26. interleaving
  27. True
  28. True
  29. breaks your focus
  30. a mind map
  31. one clear task
  32. the back
  33. short keywords
  34. False
  35. practice questions
  36. mixing different topics
  37. reviewing over time
  38. old topics each week
  39. testing yourself
  40. helps you focus

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