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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 776 · 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 of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) What do roots do? (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  5. 5.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Formula for speed? (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) only the easy cards (d) never testing yourself
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) you think as you write (c) nobody checks them (d) they are cheaper
  13. 13.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  15. 15.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  16. 16.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  20. 20.🃏 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
  21. 21.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) shuffling the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) distance ÷ time (c) take in water (d) Capital of Kerala?
  27. 27.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) What do roots do? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  29. 29.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) making your own cards
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  31. 31.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) one fact or idea (b) a whole chapter (c) a full page (d) ten facts
  33. 33.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) a question on the front
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  37. 37.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is active recall (c) it is faster (d) it saves cards
  40. 40.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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