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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 618 · 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 of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) What do roots do? (c) distance ÷ time (d) mice
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  4. 4.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) so order gives no clue (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) to lose some
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  7. 7.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) answer first, then flip
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  13. 13.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  14. 14.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the newest only
  15. 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  17. 17.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Formula for speed? (d) What do roots do?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) making your own cards
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) modern
  29. 29.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  37. 37.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) a question on the front (d) more practice on misses
  39. 39.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) only the easy cards (d) never testing yourself

Answer key

  1. shuffling the deck
  2. What do roots do?
  3. shuffling the deck
  4. so order gives no clue
  5. the front
  6. reading both sides
  7. the back
  8. the back
  9. the back
  10. a good flashcard habit
  11. flipping straight away
  12. a whole page per card
  13. Thiruvananthapuram
  14. the cards you missed
  15. a question on the front
  16. a poor flashcard habit
  17. True
  18. it is active recall
  19. a good flashcard habit
  20. True
  21. a good flashcard habit
  22. False
  23. True
  24. the front
  25. a good flashcard habit
  26. 56
  27. making your own cards
  28. modern
  29. False
  30. True
  31. answer first, then flip
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. True
  34. the front
  35. a poor flashcard habit
  36. one fact or idea
  37. False
  38. reading both sides
  39. you think as you write
  40. one fact per card

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