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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 297 · 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? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  2. 2.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  6. 6.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  8. 8.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
  11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) reading both sides
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) a question on the front
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
  17. 17.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) to lose some (d) so order gives no clue
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) flipping straight away
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  24. 24.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
  26. 26.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
  30. 30.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  32. 32.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  34. 34.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  35. 35.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) mice (d) Capital of Kerala?
  37. 37.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

Answer key

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

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