Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards
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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
- 2.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: never testing yourself? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 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.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.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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 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.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.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.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
- 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.🔍 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 19.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
- 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
- 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.🔍 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 25.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
- 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.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to lose some (c) to finish faster (d) so order gives no clue
- 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 32.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 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.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 36.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 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.🃏 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.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
- 40.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the back
- False
- a poor flashcard habit
- you think as you write
- a question on the front
- the same order always
- a poor flashcard habit
- a good flashcard habit
- one fact per card
- the cards you missed
- never testing yourself
- reading both sides
- True
- one fact or idea
- it is active recall
- a whole page per card
- the front
- a good flashcard habit
- False
- the front
- the back
- mice
- a question on the front
- a poor flashcard habit
- the front
- shuffling the deck
- so order gives no clue
- a whole page per card
- a poor flashcard habit
- reading both sides
- a good flashcard habit
- True
- more practice on misses
- the same order always
- a good flashcard habit
- a poor flashcard habit
- making your own cards
- see it again sooner
- the back
- False
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