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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 317 · 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.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  3. 3.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  5. 5.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
  6. 6.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  7. 7.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  10. 10.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) the same order always
  15. 15.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) one fact or idea
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  17. 17.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) making your own cards
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) take in water (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) distance ÷ time (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) never testing yourself
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
  30. 30.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  33. 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  34. 34.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) distance ÷ time
  36. 36.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
  38. 38.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) take in water (c) Formula for speed? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  39. 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  40. 40.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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