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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 307 · 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.🃏 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
  3. 3.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) take in water (d) Capital of Kerala?
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  10. 10.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
  16. 16.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) What do roots do? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Formula for speed? (d) 56
  26. 26.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  28. 28.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) mice (c) take in water (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  34. 34.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) distance ÷ time
  37. 37.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) one fact or idea (c) a full page (d) a whole chapter
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. only the easy cards
  3. False
  4. shuffling the deck
  5. a poor flashcard habit
  6. a good flashcard habit
  7. Capital of Kerala?
  8. the front
  9. never testing yourself
  10. False
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. see it again sooner
  13. a whole page per card
  14. a good flashcard habit
  15. flipping straight away
  16. you think as you write
  17. the back
  18. a poor flashcard habit
  19. a poor flashcard habit
  20. answer first, then flip
  21. mice
  22. the back
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. making your own cards
  25. 56
  26. False
  27. answer first, then flip
  28. False
  29. a question on the front
  30. a good flashcard habit
  31. a whole page per card
  32. reading both sides
  33. Opposite of “ancient”?
  34. True
  35. only the easy cards
  36. distance ÷ time
  37. True
  38. one fact or idea
  39. a poor flashcard habit
  40. a poor flashcard habit

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