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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 214 · 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) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  3. 3.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  5. 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  8. 8.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) nobody checks them
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
  13. 13.🃏 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
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  17. 17.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
  18. 18.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  20. 20.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) the same order always
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  24. 24.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) to lose some
  26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  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) only the easy cards (b) more practice on misses (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
  31. 31.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) ten facts
  32. 32.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) take in water (d) modern
  33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  34. 34.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) distance ÷ time (d) take in water
  36. 36.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) hide it for a month
  38. 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) What do roots do? (d) take in water
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card

Answer key

  1. flipping straight away
  2. the back
  3. the cards you missed
  4. the back
  5. making your own cards
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. answer first, then flip
  8. 56
  9. the front
  10. False
  11. you think as you write
  12. modern
  13. it is active recall
  14. a good flashcard habit
  15. the same order always
  16. the front
  17. one fact per card
  18. True
  19. Thiruvananthapuram
  20. True
  21. answer first, then flip
  22. a poor flashcard habit
  23. a poor flashcard habit
  24. True
  25. so order gives no clue
  26. a good flashcard habit
  27. the front
  28. the front
  29. more practice on misses
  30. reading both sides
  31. one fact or idea
  32. Opposite of “ancient”?
  33. a poor flashcard habit
  34. False
  35. Capital of Kerala?
  36. False
  37. see it again sooner
  38. take in water
  39. distance ÷ time
  40. a whole page per card

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