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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 84 · 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 back (b) the front
  2. 2.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  4. 4.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) you think as you write (b) they look nicer (c) they are cheaper (d) nobody checks them
  5. 5.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a question on the front (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) answer first, then flip
  7. 7.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one fact per card (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you missed (c) the cards you know (d) the prettiest ones
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) never testing yourself
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) reading both sides (b) shuffling the deck (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  13. 13.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  15. 15.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it looks smart (b) it is faster (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a whole page per card (c) a question on the front (d) one fact per card
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  19. 19.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) mice
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) the same order always
  24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  25. 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) the same order always (c) reading both sides (d) only the easy cards
  27. 27.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) making your own cards
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) one fact per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) reading both sides
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  32. 32.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) only the easy cards (c) more practice on misses (d) never testing yourself
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) shuffling the deck (c) the same order always (d) more practice on misses
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  36. 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) making your own cards
  38. 38.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) never use it again (c) throw it away (d) see it again sooner
  39. 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  40. 40.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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