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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 680 · 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) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) mice
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  5. 5.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to lose some (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  6. 6.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) take in water (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  11. 11.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  14. 14.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) distance ÷ time
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  19. 19.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  22. 22.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  25. 25.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) What do roots do? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) distance ÷ time
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) modern
  29. 29.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) 56 (c) take in water (d) mice
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) mice
  35. 35.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is faster (c) it looks smart (d) it is active recall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a whole page per card
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself

Answer key

  1. a question on the front
  2. a good flashcard habit
  3. mice
  4. a poor flashcard habit
  5. so order gives no clue
  6. you think as you write
  7. a poor flashcard habit
  8. flipping straight away
  9. shuffling the deck
  10. take in water
  11. False
  12. a poor flashcard habit
  13. only the easy cards
  14. True
  15. the back
  16. the front
  17. Capital of Kerala?
  18. the same order always
  19. False
  20. False
  21. the front
  22. False
  23. never testing yourself
  24. one fact per card
  25. False
  26. a poor flashcard habit
  27. distance ÷ time
  28. Opposite of “ancient”?
  29. True
  30. see it again sooner
  31. a poor flashcard habit
  32. a whole page per card
  33. 7 × 8 = ?
  34. What do roots do?
  35. True
  36. it is active recall
  37. a whole page per card
  38. the front
  39. a good flashcard habit
  40. a question on the front

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