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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 108 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  2. 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  3. 3.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) nobody checks them
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
  5. 5.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
  6. 6.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) take in water (c) modern (d) Formula for speed?
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) distance ÷ time (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  16. 16.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) so order gives no clue (d) to finish faster
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  19. 19.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the newest only
  20. 20.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) take in water
  24. 24.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) modern
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) a whole page per card
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) a whole chapter
  34. 34.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) mice (d) modern
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  39. 39.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the back
  2. a question on the front
  3. you think as you write
  4. modern
  5. it is active recall
  6. False
  7. a good flashcard habit
  8. Formula for speed?
  9. shuffling the deck
  10. distance ÷ time
  11. flipping straight away
  12. a question on the front
  13. a good flashcard habit
  14. the front
  15. a good flashcard habit
  16. so order gives no clue
  17. shuffling the deck
  18. reading both sides
  19. the cards you missed
  20. False
  21. the front
  22. flipping straight away
  23. What do roots do?
  24. see it again sooner
  25. Opposite of “ancient”?
  26. one fact per card
  27. more practice on misses
  28. the front
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. one fact or idea
  34. True
  35. Capital of Kerala?
  36. a whole page per card
  37. a whole page per card
  38. a poor flashcard habit
  39. False
  40. False

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