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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 519 · 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) take in water
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 56 (c) Formula for speed? (d) What do roots do?
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  12. 12.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) more practice on misses
  19. 19.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) distance ÷ time
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  23. 23.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) What do roots do? (c) Formula for speed? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  28. 28.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the newest only (d) the cards you know
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) more practice on misses (d) making your own cards
  30. 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card
  31. 31.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  38. 38.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card

Answer key

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

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