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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 872 · 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 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
  2. 2.True or false: “a question on the front” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  4. 4.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  5. 5.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) hide it for a month (b) see it again sooner (c) throw it away (d) never use it again
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) shuffling the deck (c) flipping straight away (d) the same order always
  7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) the same order always (c) a whole page per card (d) flipping straight away
  8. 8.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  9. 9.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a whole chapter (b) a full page (c) one fact or idea (d) ten facts
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) answer first, then flip (c) shuffling the deck (d) a question on the front
  11. 11.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) more practice on misses (c) shuffling the deck (d) never testing yourself
  13. 13.True or false: “reading both sides” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making your own cards (b) more practice on misses (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) 56 (b) mice (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) take in water
  17. 17.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) modern (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) Thiruvananthapuram
  18. 18.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Capital of Kerala? (b) distance ÷ time (c) mice (d) 56
  19. 19.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  21. 21.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) only the easy cards (d) one fact per card
  22. 22.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Thiruvananthapuram” (a) the front (b) the back
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) distance ÷ time (c) 7 × 8 = ? (d) Capital of Kerala?
  24. 24.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shuffling the deck (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) a question on the front
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  29. 29.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) a whole page per card (c) the same order always (d) answer first, then flip
  31. 31.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  32. 32.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the cards you know (c) the cards you missed (d) the prettiest ones
  34. 34.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.True or false: “the same order always” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  38. 38.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) shuffling the deck (c) one fact per card (d) only the easy cards
  40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) flipping straight away (d) reading both sides

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. True
  3. so order gives no clue
  4. the front
  5. see it again sooner
  6. shuffling the deck
  7. answer first, then flip
  8. the back
  9. one fact or idea
  10. a whole page per card
  11. True
  12. never testing yourself
  13. False
  14. the back
  15. only the easy cards
  16. 7 × 8 = ?
  17. Opposite of “ancient”?
  18. Capital of Kerala?
  19. a good flashcard habit
  20. Thiruvananthapuram
  21. one fact per card
  22. the back
  23. distance ÷ time
  24. False
  25. True
  26. reading both sides
  27. a poor flashcard habit
  28. a good flashcard habit
  29. False
  30. answer first, then flip
  31. a poor flashcard habit
  32. True
  33. the cards you missed
  34. False
  35. a good flashcard habit
  36. False
  37. the back
  38. True
  39. only the easy cards
  40. a question on the front

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