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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 692 · 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? “Formula for speed?” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
  4. 4.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) one fact or idea (c) ten facts (d) a whole chapter
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) take in water (d) modern
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the front (b) the back
  7. 7.🃏 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
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) they are cheaper (d) you think as you write
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  15. 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) take in water (c) 56 (d) modern
  21. 21.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) distance ÷ time (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) modern
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) making your own cards (c) answer first, then flip (d) a question on the front
  25. 25.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
  27. 27.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  30. 30.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) modern (c) Formula for speed? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  31. 31.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  32. 32.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it is active recall
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) answer first, then flip
  34. 34.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  39. 39.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always

Answer key

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

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