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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 857 · 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? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  2. 2.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the front (b) the back
  3. 3.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) mice
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  5. 5.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) the same order always (b) a whole page per card (c) one fact per card (d) flipping straight away
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) flipping straight away
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) modern (b) 56 (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  12. 12.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) shuffling the deck (c) never testing yourself (d) only the easy cards
  13. 13.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you know (d) the cards you missed
  15. 15.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  16. 16.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) reading both sides (d) one fact per card
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  19. 19.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) shuffling the deck (c) a question on the front (d) reading both sides
  21. 21.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to make it messy (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  23. 23.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  24. 24.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) What do roots do? (c) distance ÷ time (d) Formula for speed?
  26. 26.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) modern (c) Plural of “mouse”? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  27. 27.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) never use it again (b) see it again sooner (c) hide it for a month (d) throw it away
  28. 28.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is faster (b) it looks smart (c) it is active recall (d) it saves cards
  29. 29.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  30. 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) more practice on misses (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides
  32. 32.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) modern (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) answer first, then flip
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) What do roots do? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  37. 37.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
  38. 38.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) you think as you write (c) they look nicer (d) they are cheaper
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) mice (d) modern
  40. 40.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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