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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 721 · 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? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) see it again sooner (d) never use it again
  4. 4.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) you think as you write (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  6. 6.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) so order gives no clue (c) to make it messy (d) to lose some
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) flipping straight away (d) shuffling the deck
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) only the easy cards
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  11. 11.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) mice
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) the same order always (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  13. 13.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the back (b) the front
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) never testing yourself (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  21. 21.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) a whole page per card (d) making your own cards
  23. 23.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) more practice on misses (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
  29. 29.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) mice (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Formula for speed?
  32. 32.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) take in water
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  37. 37.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Formula for speed? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) making your own cards
  40. 40.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it is faster

Answer key

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

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