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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 24 · 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.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
  2. 2.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  4. 4.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  7. 7.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  9. 9.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  11. 11.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  13. 13.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a full page
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) distance ÷ time (d) modern
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  20. 20.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) distance ÷ time (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) mice (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) take in water
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  26. 26.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) shuffling the deck
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
  30. 30.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
  31. 31.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  36. 36.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
  40. 40.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. so order gives no clue
  3. a good flashcard habit
  4. True
  5. a poor flashcard habit
  6. never testing yourself
  7. False
  8. the back
  9. True
  10. the front
  11. the front
  12. one fact per card
  13. one fact or idea
  14. a whole page per card
  15. a good flashcard habit
  16. answer first, then flip
  17. the front
  18. Opposite of “ancient”?
  19. a question on the front
  20. False
  21. distance ÷ time
  22. 7 × 8 = ?
  23. making your own cards
  24. more practice on misses
  25. a good flashcard habit
  26. False
  27. reading both sides
  28. only the easy cards
  29. the same order always
  30. see it again sooner
  31. the back
  32. shuffling the deck
  33. the back
  34. Plural of “mouse”?
  35. the back
  36. False
  37. only the easy cards
  38. a poor flashcard habit
  39. flipping straight away
  40. the cards you missed

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