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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 377 · 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 is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it saves cards
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  7. 7.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  8. 8.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Formula for speed?
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) modern
  13. 13.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  14. 14.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  16. 16.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) a whole chapter (d) ten facts
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) 56
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) take in water (c) Formula for speed? (d) 56
  30. 30.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Capital of Kerala?
  31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) never testing yourself
  32. 32.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  38. 38.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) never testing yourself (d) flipping straight away
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. a poor flashcard habit
  3. the front
  4. a whole page per card
  5. the front
  6. reading both sides
  7. the cards you missed
  8. True
  9. reading both sides
  10. a good flashcard habit
  11. 56
  12. 7 × 8 = ?
  13. making your own cards
  14. see it again sooner
  15. the front
  16. one fact or idea
  17. flipping straight away
  18. a poor flashcard habit
  19. answer first, then flip
  20. never testing yourself
  21. the front
  22. Opposite of “ancient”?
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. flipping straight away
  25. Plural of “mouse”?
  26. never testing yourself
  27. more practice on misses
  28. a whole page per card
  29. Formula for speed?
  30. Thiruvananthapuram
  31. shuffling the deck
  32. so order gives no clue
  33. shuffling the deck
  34. the back
  35. only the easy cards
  36. a poor flashcard habit
  37. mice
  38. you think as you write
  39. more practice on misses
  40. a question on the front

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