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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 257 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  3. 3.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) hide it for a month (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  6. 6.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
  7. 7.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you know
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) a question on the front (d) more practice on misses
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) take in water (c) distance ÷ time (d) Capital of Kerala?
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  14. 14.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) mice (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) 56
  15. 15.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) reading both sides
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  22. 22.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) distance ÷ time
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  29. 29.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a whole chapter
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  37. 37.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
  38. 38.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  39. 39.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit

Answer key

  1. the back
  2. answer first, then flip
  3. see it again sooner
  4. the same order always
  5. a good flashcard habit
  6. so order gives no clue
  7. the cards you missed
  8. reading both sides
  9. a whole page per card
  10. the front
  11. False
  12. Capital of Kerala?
  13. reading both sides
  14. 7 × 8 = ?
  15. False
  16. the front
  17. the same order always
  18. the front
  19. shuffling the deck
  20. the back
  21. shuffling the deck
  22. False
  23. answer first, then flip
  24. a poor flashcard habit
  25. a question on the front
  26. Opposite of “ancient”?
  27. making your own cards
  28. a good flashcard habit
  29. one fact or idea
  30. a poor flashcard habit
  31. 56
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. True
  34. one fact per card
  35. a good flashcard habit
  36. the front
  37. it is active recall
  38. you think as you write
  39. False
  40. a good flashcard habit

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