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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 398 · 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.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  6. 6.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) a whole chapter (c) one fact or idea (d) ten facts
  7. 7.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  9. 9.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Capital of Kerala?
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  14. 14.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) only the easy cards
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  18. 18.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) more practice on misses
  23. 23.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you missed (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you know
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  30. 30.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 56 (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  33. 33.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) only the easy cards
  35. 35.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip

Answer key

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

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