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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 554 · 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) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Formula for speed?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) modern (d) mice
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (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) modern (c) take in water (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) a question on the front
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to make it messy (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  16. 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) 56
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
  23. 23.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) only the easy cards (d) shuffling the deck
  26. 26.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) nobody checks them
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) only the easy cards (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) take in water (c) mice (d) Formula for speed?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
  32. 32.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🃏 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
  34. 34.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) ten facts (c) a full page (d) a whole chapter
  39. 39.🃏 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
  40. 40.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) take in water (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Plural of “mouse”?

Answer key

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

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