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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 265 · 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: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  7. 7.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Formula for speed?
  8. 8.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  13. 13.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) they are cheaper (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  19. 19.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  21. 21.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a whole chapter
  25. 25.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  31. 31.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) mice (d) 56
  35. 35.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  40. 40.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) the same order always

Answer key

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

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