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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 327 · 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 shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) to make it messy
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) the same order always
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) distance ÷ time
  6. 6.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  7. 7.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
  8. 8.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it is faster (c) it saves cards (d) it looks smart
  9. 9.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  14. 14.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  15. 15.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 56 (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) mice
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  23. 23.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) answer first, then flip
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) the same order always (d) a whole page per card
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  29. 29.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) never testing yourself
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  34. 34.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) throw it away (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
  38. 38.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?
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) shuffling the deck

Answer key

  1. so order gives no clue
  2. a poor flashcard habit
  3. shuffling the deck
  4. the same order always
  5. distance ÷ time
  6. a poor flashcard habit
  7. the cards you missed
  8. it is active recall
  9. False
  10. a good flashcard habit
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. you think as you write
  13. the front
  14. Plural of “mouse”?
  15. True
  16. Opposite of “ancient”?
  17. the front
  18. a question on the front
  19. the back
  20. more practice on misses
  21. mice
  22. the back
  23. False
  24. never testing yourself
  25. reading both sides
  26. making your own cards
  27. Capital of Kerala?
  28. a good flashcard habit
  29. False
  30. a poor flashcard habit
  31. one fact per card
  32. the back
  33. the front
  34. False
  35. see it again sooner
  36. Formula for speed?
  37. one fact per card
  38. take in water
  39. a good flashcard habit
  40. flipping straight away

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