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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 571 · 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.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) 56 (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  4. 4.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) only the easy cards (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) answer first, then flip
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  15. 15.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) a question on the front
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) modern
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) a whole page per card
  20. 20.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
  23. 23.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it saves cards (c) it is active recall (d) it looks smart
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  27. 27.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) never testing yourself (d) shuffling the deck
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  33. 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Formula for speed? (d) mice
  35. 35.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) you think as you write (d) nobody checks them
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a poor flashcard habit
  3. 56
  4. False
  5. the back
  6. flipping straight away
  7. the front
  8. the back
  9. a good flashcard habit
  10. one fact per card
  11. answer first, then flip
  12. shuffling the deck
  13. a poor flashcard habit
  14. a good flashcard habit
  15. True
  16. the cards you missed
  17. only the easy cards
  18. Opposite of “ancient”?
  19. more practice on misses
  20. True
  21. False
  22. never testing yourself
  23. it is active recall
  24. a good flashcard habit
  25. never testing yourself
  26. the back
  27. True
  28. shuffling the deck
  29. a poor flashcard habit
  30. True
  31. False
  32. reading both sides
  33. a question on the front
  34. mice
  35. see it again sooner
  36. a poor flashcard habit
  37. reading both sides
  38. the front
  39. you think as you write
  40. a whole page per card

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