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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 254 · 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.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) mice (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) modern (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) distance ÷ time
  6. 6.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  8. 8.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it looks smart (c) it saves cards (d) it is faster
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  13. 13.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  16. 16.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
  20. 20.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  22. 22.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) take in water (c) mice (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  24. 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) modern (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  25. 25.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
  27. 27.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  31. 31.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  33. 33.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
  38. 38.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) throw it away (c) hide it for a month (d) never use it again
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit

Answer key

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

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