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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 107 · 40 questions
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Study tip (Ask, answer, flip): Front: the question or cue (“Capital of Kerala?”). Back: the answer (“Thiruvananthapuram”). Good habits: one fact per card, answer first then flip, shuffle the deck, more practice on misses, make your own cards. Poor habits: a whole page per card, flipping straight away, the same order always, only the easy cards.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  2. 2.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is faster (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  7. 7.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) mice
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) shuffling the deck (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  11. 11.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) What do roots do? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  13. 13.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) so order gives no clue
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  15. 15.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) What do roots do? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) mice (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
  27. 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
  28. 28.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  32. 32.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) take in water
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) mice (d) Capital of Kerala?
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away

Answer key

  1. one fact per card
  2. False
  3. False
  4. it is active recall
  5. the front
  6. a good flashcard habit
  7. 7 × 8 = ?
  8. never testing yourself
  9. the same order always
  10. shuffling the deck
  11. True
  12. distance ÷ time
  13. so order gives no clue
  14. flipping straight away
  15. False
  16. never testing yourself
  17. the front
  18. a good flashcard habit
  19. True
  20. a whole page per card
  21. modern
  22. a whole page per card
  23. Plural of “mouse”?
  24. a poor flashcard habit
  25. answer first, then flip
  26. reading both sides
  27. see it again sooner
  28. True
  29. a question on the front
  30. the back
  31. only the easy cards
  32. you think as you write
  33. the back
  34. False
  35. the back
  36. take in water
  37. mice
  38. the front
  39. the front
  40. flipping straight away

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