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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 220 · 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.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
  2. 2.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  5. 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  6. 6.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  9. 9.🔍 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
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 56 (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
  13. 13.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) they are cheaper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) What do roots do? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) mice
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
  24. 24.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  27. 27.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) only the easy cards
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
  31. 31.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) ten facts (d) one fact or idea
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  39. 39.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip

Answer key

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

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