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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 681 · 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.🃏 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
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card
  3. 3.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) to lose some (d) so order gives no clue
  4. 4.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
  6. 6.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) distance ÷ time (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) only the easy cards (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) modern
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  13. 13.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  16. 16.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  17. 17.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  23. 23.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) take in water (c) 56 (d) modern
  25. 25.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  26. 26.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) flipping straight away
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) never testing yourself (c) answer first, then flip (d) shuffling the deck
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  30. 30.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  34. 34.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  35. 35.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  36. 36.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  37. 37.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) the same order always (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card

Answer key

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

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