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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 561 · 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) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  2. 2.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) hide it for a month
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  7. 7.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Formula for speed?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) distance ÷ time
  11. 11.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) mice (d) Capital of Kerala?
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the prettiest ones (d) the cards you missed
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  21. 21.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) never testing yourself
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) never testing yourself (d) making your own cards
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  31. 31.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) Capital of Kerala?
  35. 35.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Formula for speed?
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  38. 38.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 56 (c) modern (d) mice
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

Answer key

  1. reading both sides
  2. see it again sooner
  3. the front
  4. a good flashcard habit
  5. the back
  6. so order gives no clue
  7. False
  8. Thiruvananthapuram
  9. flipping straight away
  10. distance ÷ time
  11. you think as you write
  12. mice
  13. a poor flashcard habit
  14. the front
  15. the cards you missed
  16. a poor flashcard habit
  17. a poor flashcard habit
  18. answer first, then flip
  19. a poor flashcard habit
  20. shuffling the deck
  21. True
  22. a whole page per card
  23. a good flashcard habit
  24. True
  25. flipping straight away
  26. never testing yourself
  27. the back
  28. never testing yourself
  29. a good flashcard habit
  30. answer first, then flip
  31. True
  32. making your own cards
  33. False
  34. Capital of Kerala?
  35. False
  36. 56
  37. the front
  38. it is active recall
  39. Formula for speed?
  40. a poor flashcard habit

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