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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 280 · 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: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  3. 3.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
  5. 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) more practice on misses
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) modern (d) take in water
  8. 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 56
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  15. 15.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) take in water (c) Formula for speed? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
  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? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away
  23. 23.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) distance ÷ time (c) Formula for speed? (d) mice
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  27. 27.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) What do roots do?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) mice (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  36. 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) nobody checks them (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  37. 37.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) flipping straight away
  38. 38.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) only the easy cards
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the back
  3. False
  4. the cards you missed
  5. more practice on misses
  6. a good flashcard habit
  7. Capital of Kerala?
  8. see it again sooner
  9. the front
  10. 56
  11. the same order always
  12. the back
  13. reading both sides
  14. answer first, then flip
  15. False
  16. the back
  17. a whole page per card
  18. take in water
  19. more practice on misses
  20. a poor flashcard habit
  21. the front
  22. making your own cards
  23. a question on the front
  24. a poor flashcard habit
  25. Formula for speed?
  26. only the easy cards
  27. it is active recall
  28. shuffling the deck
  29. mice
  30. answer first, then flip
  31. Opposite of “ancient”?
  32. a good flashcard habit
  33. the front
  34. True
  35. a good flashcard habit
  36. you think as you write
  37. flipping straight away
  38. False
  39. only the easy cards
  40. flipping straight away

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