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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 237 · 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) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  2. 2.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) modern (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) distance ÷ time (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  21. 21.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  25. 25.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) mice (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  28. 28.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a whole chapter (c) ten facts (d) a full page
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  30. 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  31. 31.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  36. 36.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses

Answer key

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

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