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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 396 · 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) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  4. 4.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you know (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  7. 7.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) more practice on misses
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) throw it away
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 56 (d) Capital of Kerala?
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  25. 25.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) mice
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
  28. 28.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  31. 31.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
  32. 32.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) never testing yourself
  38. 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  39. 39.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) flipping straight away

Answer key

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

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