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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 819 · 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.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) so order gives no clue (d) to finish faster
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) making your own cards
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) answer first, then flip (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  5. 5.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) never testing yourself (d) answer first, then flip
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) more practice on misses (d) flipping straight away
  8. 8.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) never testing yourself
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) making your own cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) only the easy cards
  11. 11.🃏 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
  12. 12.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) distance ÷ time (c) 56 (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  13. 13.True or false: “one fact per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the prettiest ones (b) the newest only (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  16. 16.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  17. 17.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  18. 18.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) modern (c) 56 (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  21. 21.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  23. 23.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  24. 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) What do roots do?
  26. 26.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) see it again sooner
  27. 27.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) one fact per card
  28. 28.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “What do roots do?” (a) the back (b) the front
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) the same order always
  31. 31.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) 56 (d) distance ÷ time
  32. 32.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) What do roots do? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) only the easy cards
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
  35. 35.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) a whole page per card (d) the same order always
  36. 36.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) answer first, then flip
  38. 38.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the front (b) the back
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  40. 40.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit

Answer key

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

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