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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 980 · 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.🪑 Good or poor study spot: TV in view? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  3. 3.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  4. 4.🍅 You finish 2 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
  6. 6.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.🧠 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
  9. 9.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: all in one night? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  10. 10.🍅 You want 100 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?
  11. 11.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it uses a pen (c) it is too hard (d) it takes no time
  12. 12.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
  17. 17.Which of these helps learning? (a) a new bedtime every day (b) a TV on while studying (c) a glass of water (d) gaming till midnight
  18. 18.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
  20. 20.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. 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?
  21. 21.📅 You learn a topic on day 4. 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?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a quiet corner (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
  23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
  24. 24.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  25. 25.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) study till 3 AM (b) sleep on time (c) watch a late film (d) game till late
  28. 28.📅 Which plan is spaced repetition? (a) no review at all (b) 4 hours in 1 night (c) 4 hours on exam day (d) 1 hour on 4 days
  29. 29.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a timer on the desk (b) no break for 3 hours (c) one task at a time (d) water bottle ready
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering with book shut (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) a blank-page brain dump
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) more practice on misses
  32. 32.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  34. 34.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 7:30 PM (b) 8:00 PM (c) 7:45 PM (d) 8:15 PM
  35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  36. 36.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
  38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or re-reading the chapter? (a) quizzing a friend (b) re-reading the chapter
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) passive review (b) active recall

Answer key

  1. a poor study spot
  2. a good flashcard habit
  3. it is active recall
  4. 50
  5. cue questions in margin
  6. spaced practice
  7. a good flashcard habit
  8. explaining it aloud
  9. cramming
  10. 4
  11. familiar is not known
  12. True
  13. True
  14. helps learning
  15. the front
  16. hurts learning
  17. a glass of water
  18. True
  19. normal and useful
  20. 4
  21. 11
  22. a quiet corner
  23. switching topic each sum
  24. so order gives no clue
  25. False
  26. False
  27. sleep on time
  28. 1 hour on 4 days
  29. no break for 3 hours
  30. looking at the diagrams
  31. flipping straight away
  32. False
  33. blocked practice
  34. 7:45 PM
  35. interleaving
  36. True
  37. hurts learning
  38. quizzing a friend
  39. a poor flashcard habit
  40. passive review

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