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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 556 · 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? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) reading both sides
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) making your own cards (d) a question on the front
  6. 6.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  13. 13.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  15. 15.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it looks smart
  16. 16.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) What do roots do?
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  24. 24.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) you think as you write (d) they look nicer
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
  27. 27.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  34. 34.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to lose some (c) to make it messy (d) to finish faster
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) take in water (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) What do roots do? (d) 56
  38. 38.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) modern (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses

Answer key

  1. the back
  2. a poor flashcard habit
  3. making your own cards
  4. one fact per card
  5. never testing yourself
  6. True
  7. False
  8. never testing yourself
  9. answer first, then flip
  10. the back
  11. one fact per card
  12. a poor flashcard habit
  13. False
  14. a good flashcard habit
  15. it is active recall
  16. True
  17. 56
  18. the front
  19. the front
  20. a good flashcard habit
  21. a question on the front
  22. a poor flashcard habit
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. you think as you write
  25. the front
  26. see it again sooner
  27. True
  28. a poor flashcard habit
  29. only the easy cards
  30. the front
  31. a good flashcard habit
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. a good flashcard habit
  34. False
  35. so order gives no clue
  36. Capital of Kerala?
  37. What do roots do?
  38. True
  39. modern
  40. the same order always

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