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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 78 · 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 front of a flashcard? (a) mice (b) distance ÷ time (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  2. 2.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) What do roots do? (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  3. 3.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) reading both sides (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the back (b) the front
  6. 6.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Plural of “mouse”?
  10. 10.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) more practice on misses
  12. 12.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  13. 13.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) making your own cards (d) shuffling the deck
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  17. 17.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  20. 20.🃏 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
  21. 21.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  22. 22.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  24. 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a full page
  27. 27.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) never testing yourself (c) a whole page per card (d) reading both sides
  29. 29.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) mice (d) What do roots do?
  30. 30.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  31. 31.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
  34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) more practice on misses
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) flipping straight away (d) a question on the front
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) more practice on misses
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  38. 38.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) to make it messy (d) so order gives no clue
  39. 39.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) a whole page per card
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) the same order always (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards

Answer key

  1. Opposite of “ancient”?
  2. 56
  3. the back
  4. reading both sides
  5. the back
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. Thiruvananthapuram
  10. the cards you missed
  11. only the easy cards
  12. a good flashcard habit
  13. 7 × 8 = ?
  14. the same order always
  15. a poor flashcard habit
  16. a whole page per card
  17. you think as you write
  18. a good flashcard habit
  19. a question on the front
  20. it is active recall
  21. a poor flashcard habit
  22. False
  23. a poor flashcard habit
  24. the front
  25. the back
  26. one fact or idea
  27. the back
  28. answer first, then flip
  29. mice
  30. a poor flashcard habit
  31. False
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. reading both sides
  34. more practice on misses
  35. flipping straight away
  36. the same order always
  37. shuffling the deck
  38. so order gives no clue
  39. a question on the front
  40. making your own cards

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