← Flashcards that work lesson New set →

Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 283 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. making your own cards
  3. False
  4. take in water
  5. more practice on misses
  6. a good flashcard habit
  7. a poor flashcard habit
  8. a whole page per card
  9. Thiruvananthapuram
  10. a poor flashcard habit
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. only the easy cards
  13. the back
  14. False
  15. 56
  16. you think as you write
  17. False
  18. shuffling the deck
  19. see it again sooner
  20. flipping straight away
  21. the back
  22. the cards you missed
  23. the front
  24. so order gives no clue
  25. Capital of Kerala?
  26. one fact or idea
  27. a poor flashcard habit
  28. False
  29. one fact per card
  30. the back
  31. reading both sides
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. the front
  34. answer first, then flip
  35. a question on the front
  36. never testing yourself
  37. the back
  38. the front
  39. a good flashcard habit
  40. answer first, then flip

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips