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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 112 · 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 of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  2. 2.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) more practice on misses
  5. 5.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  10. 10.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) take in water (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  17. 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always
  18. 18.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) mice (d) Capital of Kerala?
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  23. 23.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  25. 25.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  28. 28.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  36. 36.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  38. 38.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card

Answer key

  1. never testing yourself
  2. the cards you missed
  3. shuffling the deck
  4. the same order always
  5. True
  6. False
  7. you think as you write
  8. a good flashcard habit
  9. Thiruvananthapuram
  10. True
  11. a poor flashcard habit
  12. True
  13. the back
  14. the back
  15. the front
  16. take in water
  17. making your own cards
  18. True
  19. more practice on misses
  20. a question on the front
  21. Capital of Kerala?
  22. the front
  23. see it again sooner
  24. never testing yourself
  25. False
  26. flipping straight away
  27. a poor flashcard habit
  28. True
  29. 56
  30. only the easy cards
  31. more practice on misses
  32. a whole page per card
  33. the front
  34. flipping straight away
  35. only the easy cards
  36. one fact or idea
  37. one fact per card
  38. it is active recall
  39. a poor flashcard habit
  40. reading both sides

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