Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards
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.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to finish faster (c) to lose some (d) to make it messy
- 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 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.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.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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 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.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 14.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
- 15.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 56 (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
- 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
- 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.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) mice
- 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 23.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 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.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.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
- 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 29.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
- 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 34.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) modern (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
- 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.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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 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
- so order gives no clue
- a poor flashcard habit
- shuffling the deck
- the same order always
- distance ÷ time
- a poor flashcard habit
- the cards you missed
- it is active recall
- False
- a good flashcard habit
- a good flashcard habit
- you think as you write
- the front
- Plural of “mouse”?
- True
- Opposite of “ancient”?
- the front
- a question on the front
- the back
- more practice on misses
- mice
- the back
- False
- never testing yourself
- reading both sides
- making your own cards
- Capital of Kerala?
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- one fact per card
- the back
- the front
- False
- see it again sooner
- Formula for speed?
- one fact per card
- take in water
- a good flashcard habit
- flipping straight away
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