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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 511 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  3. 3.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 56
  6. 6.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you missed (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you know
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
  8. 8.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) the same order always (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
  13. 13.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  16. 16.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) take in water (c) What do roots do? (d) modern
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) a question on the front
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) answer first, then flip (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  24. 24.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  26. 26.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) What do roots do? (d) take in water
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) never testing yourself
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  31. 31.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) shuffling the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) more practice on misses
  35. 35.🃏 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
  36. 36.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  40. 40.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to lose some

Answer key

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

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