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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 213 · 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) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  2. 2.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 56 (c) What do roots do? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  11. 11.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  17. 17.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.🃏 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
  23. 23.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) take in water (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  35. 35.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Formula for speed? (d) modern
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  38. 38.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  39. 39.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster

Answer key

  1. you think as you write
  2. False
  3. the back
  4. a poor flashcard habit
  5. a poor flashcard habit
  6. a question on the front
  7. flipping straight away
  8. never testing yourself
  9. distance ÷ time
  10. 56
  11. True
  12. the back
  13. True
  14. reading both sides
  15. a good flashcard habit
  16. answer first, then flip
  17. so order gives no clue
  18. Opposite of “ancient”?
  19. making your own cards
  20. the front
  21. a poor flashcard habit
  22. see it again sooner
  23. one fact or idea
  24. a good flashcard habit
  25. a good flashcard habit
  26. the front
  27. only the easy cards
  28. a good flashcard habit
  29. a whole page per card
  30. the front
  31. shuffling the deck
  32. the front
  33. 7 × 8 = ?
  34. a poor flashcard habit
  35. False
  36. modern
  37. answer first, then flip
  38. Capital of Kerala?
  39. True
  40. it is active recall

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