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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 216 · 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.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) modern (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) shuffling the deck
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  9. 9.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  11. 11.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) mice (d) 56
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  18. 18.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  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: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  26. 26.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Formula for speed? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  28. 28.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  35. 35.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
  40. 40.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a good flashcard habit
  3. the back
  4. a poor flashcard habit
  5. Plural of “mouse”?
  6. never testing yourself
  7. more practice on misses
  8. a poor flashcard habit
  9. you think as you write
  10. only the easy cards
  11. False
  12. shuffling the deck
  13. the front
  14. the same order always
  15. the front
  16. 7 × 8 = ?
  17. the back
  18. False
  19. see it again sooner
  20. the front
  21. a question on the front
  22. a poor flashcard habit
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a good flashcard habit
  26. False
  27. Thiruvananthapuram
  28. False
  29. a poor flashcard habit
  30. False
  31. reading both sides
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. one fact or idea
  34. flipping straight away
  35. True
  36. the front
  37. a good flashcard habit
  38. a good flashcard habit
  39. a question on the front
  40. it is active recall

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