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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 242 · 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.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) nobody checks them
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  7. 7.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  8. 8.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) What do roots do? (d) take in water
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) a whole page per card
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
  13. 13.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it is active recall
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
  17. 17.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  22. 22.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
  24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) only the easy cards
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) reading both sides
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  33. 33.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the newest only
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Formula for speed? (d) distance ÷ time
  38. 38.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
  40. 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front

Answer key

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

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