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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 712 · 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? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) 56 (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  3. 3.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  7. 7.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it looks smart (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
  14. 14.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  15. 15.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  17. 17.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) mice (d) distance ÷ time
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) never testing yourself (d) more practice on misses
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) reading both sides (c) one fact per card (d) the same order always
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) the same order always (d) making your own cards
  26. 26.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) throw it away
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a whole page per card (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  32. 32.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) never testing yourself (d) a question on the front
  34. 34.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  35. 35.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) What do roots do? (d) distance ÷ time
  38. 38.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) mice (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) flipping straight away (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always
  40. 40.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you missed (b) the cards you know (c) the prettiest ones (d) the newest only

Answer key

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

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