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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 411 · 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) modern (d) 56
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  4. 4.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) only the easy cards (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  6. 6.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  12. 12.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster
  17. 17.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) so order gives no clue (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) mice (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) take in water
  22. 22.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  30. 30.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) distance ÷ time (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 56
  31. 31.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) modern (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  39. 39.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) you think as you write (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
  40. 40.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the front
  2. Opposite of “ancient”?
  3. the back
  4. a question on the front
  5. reading both sides
  6. False
  7. True
  8. see it again sooner
  9. distance ÷ time
  10. the back
  11. the same order always
  12. the back
  13. the front
  14. a good flashcard habit
  15. a poor flashcard habit
  16. it is active recall
  17. so order gives no clue
  18. the front
  19. a poor flashcard habit
  20. answer first, then flip
  21. Plural of “mouse”?
  22. True
  23. the front
  24. the same order always
  25. the back
  26. True
  27. one fact per card
  28. a whole page per card
  29. reading both sides
  30. What do roots do?
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a poor flashcard habit
  34. a whole page per card
  35. modern
  36. flipping straight away
  37. a question on the front
  38. one fact or idea
  39. you think as you write
  40. False

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