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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 507 · 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 poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Formula for speed?
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the newest only
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  7. 7.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) a whole page per card
  10. 10.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  13. 13.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
  15. 15.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) distance ÷ time
  16. 16.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) the same order always (d) never testing yourself
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  31. 31.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
  32. 32.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) to make it messy
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
  36. 36.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  38. 38.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) shuffling the deck
  40. 40.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?

Answer key

  1. never testing yourself
  2. modern
  3. the front
  4. the front
  5. the cards you missed
  6. a question on the front
  7. mice
  8. a whole page per card
  9. one fact per card
  10. True
  11. reading both sides
  12. you think as you write
  13. False
  14. shuffling the deck
  15. Plural of “mouse”?
  16. False
  17. True
  18. the front
  19. the same order always
  20. the front
  21. a good flashcard habit
  22. False
  23. True
  24. a question on the front
  25. the back
  26. a good flashcard habit
  27. a good flashcard habit
  28. the back
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. a poor flashcard habit
  31. see it again sooner
  32. so order gives no clue
  33. reading both sides
  34. a poor flashcard habit
  35. flipping straight away
  36. more practice on misses
  37. the back
  38. True
  39. a whole page per card
  40. 56

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