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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 224 · 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 poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) a question on the front
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Formula for speed? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) What do roots do?
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  4. 4.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  5. 5.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  7. 7.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the prettiest ones
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Formula for speed? (c) modern (d) mice
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
  18. 18.🃏 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
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) distance ÷ time (d) mice
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 56 (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) distance ÷ time
  24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
  26. 26.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
  27. 27.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  32. 32.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) What do roots do? (c) modern (d) Formula for speed?
  35. 35.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  37. 37.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip

Answer key

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

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