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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 123 · 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) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  2. 2.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) What do roots do? (c) 56 (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  4. 4.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  8. 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it saves cards (d) it is faster
  11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
  13. 13.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
  19. 19.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) What do roots do? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  22. 22.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  24. 24.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) What do roots do?
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  33. 33.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  38. 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  40. 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back

Answer key

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

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