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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 575 · 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? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) 56 (c) mice (d) Formula for speed?
  3. 3.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) you think as you write (c) nobody checks them (d) they look nicer
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  12. 12.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) more practice on misses (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  14. 14.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always
  21. 21.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) What do roots do?
  22. 22.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  24. 24.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  26. 26.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  29. 29.🃏 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
  30. 30.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  31. 31.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) take in water (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) mice
  34. 34.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a full page
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 56 (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Formula for speed?
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  38. 38.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🃏 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
  40. 40.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed

Answer key

  1. the back
  2. Formula for speed?
  3. True
  4. True
  5. False
  6. you think as you write
  7. never testing yourself
  8. a poor flashcard habit
  9. a poor flashcard habit
  10. a good flashcard habit
  11. a good flashcard habit
  12. False
  13. a whole page per card
  14. True
  15. a good flashcard habit
  16. one fact per card
  17. a poor flashcard habit
  18. a good flashcard habit
  19. making your own cards
  20. one fact per card
  21. What do roots do?
  22. more practice on misses
  23. the front
  24. True
  25. shuffling the deck
  26. False
  27. False
  28. the back
  29. it is active recall
  30. so order gives no clue
  31. the back
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. 7 × 8 = ?
  34. one fact or idea
  35. 56
  36. a good flashcard habit
  37. never testing yourself
  38. True
  39. see it again sooner
  40. the cards you missed

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