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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 132 · 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.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  4. 4.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  13. 13.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) distance ÷ time
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) What do roots do?
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) 56
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  31. 31.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) mice
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) take in water (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card

Answer key

  1. see it again sooner
  2. one fact per card
  3. the front
  4. False
  5. so order gives no clue
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. the front
  8. True
  9. one fact per card
  10. False
  11. you think as you write
  12. a question on the front
  13. distance ÷ time
  14. the back
  15. a poor flashcard habit
  16. a good flashcard habit
  17. the front
  18. What do roots do?
  19. shuffling the deck
  20. a poor flashcard habit
  21. Thiruvananthapuram
  22. flipping straight away
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. flipping straight away
  25. the same order always
  26. 56
  27. the same order always
  28. the front
  29. reading both sides
  30. a good flashcard habit
  31. it is active recall
  32. only the easy cards
  33. more practice on misses
  34. mice
  35. take in water
  36. never testing yourself
  37. a poor flashcard habit
  38. a whole page per card
  39. a good flashcard habit
  40. a whole page per card

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