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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 64 · 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) more practice on misses (c) the same order always (d) never testing yourself
  2. 2.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) nobody checks them (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) 56
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  8. 8.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) only the easy cards (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
  12. 12.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is active recall (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
  13. 13.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) flipping straight away
  15. 15.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  17. 17.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) the same order always (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  22. 22.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) modern
  24. 24.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) modern
  30. 30.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 56 (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) What do roots do?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) shuffling the deck
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) more practice on misses (c) only the easy cards (d) never testing yourself
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) hide it for a month (d) see it again sooner

Answer key

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

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