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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 157 · 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.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
  2. 2.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  5. 5.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) modern (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
  11. 11.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 56 (c) mice (d) distance ÷ time
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) mice
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  23. 23.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to lose some
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) answer first, then flip
  30. 30.🃏 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
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  33. 33.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  40. 40.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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