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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 159 · 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 good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) Formula for speed? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) take in water
  5. 5.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  15. 15.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) take in water (d) modern
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) reading both sides
  17. 17.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  19. 19.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
  26. 26.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  29. 29.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  40. 40.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. one fact per card
  2. a good flashcard habit
  3. Thiruvananthapuram
  4. 7 × 8 = ?
  5. False
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. see it again sooner
  8. a question on the front
  9. a good flashcard habit
  10. the back
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. a good flashcard habit
  13. a poor flashcard habit
  14. shuffling the deck
  15. Opposite of “ancient”?
  16. reading both sides
  17. it is active recall
  18. only the easy cards
  19. False
  20. 56
  21. Formula for speed?
  22. the back
  23. only the easy cards
  24. a good flashcard habit
  25. the same order always
  26. True
  27. True
  28. you think as you write
  29. True
  30. flipping straight away
  31. the same order always
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. so order gives no clue
  34. modern
  35. a poor flashcard habit
  36. True
  37. answer first, then flip
  38. one fact or idea
  39. reading both sides
  40. False

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