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Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 999 · 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 learn a new topic on day 14 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
  2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
  3. 3.🍅 After each 25-minute session, you take… (a) a 2-hour nap (b) a 1-minute snack (c) a 5-minute break (d) no break
  4. 4.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
  5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
  6. 6.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
  7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
  8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
  9. 9.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📅 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 2?
  12. 12.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: TV on in the room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
  13. 13.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 15, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  14. 14.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
  15. 15.😴 Tara goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) a clear desk (c) a dim room (d) books within reach
  17. 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) a review calendar (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) starting the day before
  18. 18.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
  19. 19.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 7, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
  21. 21.Which of these helps learning? (a) screens off before bed (b) a TV on while studying (c) studying all night (d) gaming till midnight
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) six hours in one go (b) a review calendar (c) last-minute marathons (d) never reviewing again
  23. 23.📅 What is learned by cramming the night before mostly… (a) never fails (b) fades very quickly (c) is the best way (d) lasts for years
  24. 24.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 6, and the gap before it was 6 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
  26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
  28. 28.🍅 You finish 8 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
  29. 29.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) so order gives no clue (c) to lose some (d) to finish faster
  30. 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
  31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
  32. 32.True or false: “old topics each week” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or self-made flashcards? (a) gazing at the book (b) self-made flashcards
  34. 34.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) a messy desk (b) notifications off (c) a timer on the desk (d) water bottle ready
  35. 35.True or false: “a goal for the session” breaks your focus. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
  37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
  39. 39.📅 You learn a topic on day 10. 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?
  40. 40.📅 You learn a topic on day 5. 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?

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. numbered points in order
  3. a 5-minute break
  4. fractions
  5. interleaving
  6. breaks your focus
  7. ratio
  8. a short summary
  9. True
  10. True
  11. 6
  12. breaks your focus
  13. 19
  14. “What do roots do?”
  15. 7
  16. a dim room
  17. starting the day before
  18. a good study spot
  19. 19
  20. clear headings
  21. screens off before bed
  22. a review calendar
  23. fades very quickly
  24. True
  25. 18
  26. normal and useful
  27. ten colours a page
  28. 200
  29. so order gives no clue
  30. cues and key questions
  31. interleaving
  32. False
  33. self-made flashcards
  34. a messy desk
  35. False
  36. same type, page by page
  37. linear notes
  38. no headings at all
  39. 17
  40. 8

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