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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 965 · 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.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) nobody checks them (b) they are cheaper (c) they look nicer (d) you think as you write
  2. 2.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: only the easy cards? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) one fact per card (c) only the easy cards (d) reading both sides
  4. 4.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) distance ÷ time (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Opposite of “ancient”? (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  5. 5.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) see it again sooner (b) hide it for a month (c) never use it again (d) throw it away
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  7. 7.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it saves cards (b) it is active recall (c) it is faster (d) it looks smart
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  10. 10.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) take in water (c) 56 (d) modern
  11. 11.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  12. 12.True or false: “making your own cards” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the back (b) the front
  14. 14.True or false: “a question on the front” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  16. 16.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) one fact per card (c) a question on the front (d) never testing yourself
  18. 18.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “more practice on misses” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Opposite of “ancient”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  21. 21.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) a question on the front (c) a whole page per card (d) one fact per card
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  24. 24.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Formula for speed?” (a) the back (b) the front
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) What do roots do? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) modern (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) one fact per card (c) more practice on misses (d) a question on the front
  27. 27.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) shuffling the deck (d) a whole page per card
  30. 30.True or false: “making your own cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) only the easy cards (c) shuffling the deck (d) one fact per card
  32. 32.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) never testing yourself (c) a question on the front (d) only the easy cards
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) What do roots do?
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) Capital of Kerala? (d) take in water
  35. 35.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
  36. 36.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Formula for speed? (c) 56 (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  37. 37.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) a whole page per card
  38. 38.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) never testing yourself (d) reading both sides
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same order always (b) never testing yourself (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides

Answer key

  1. you think as you write
  2. a poor flashcard habit
  3. one fact per card
  4. distance ÷ time
  5. see it again sooner
  6. the front
  7. it is active recall
  8. a good flashcard habit
  9. a poor flashcard habit
  10. What do roots do?
  11. one fact or idea
  12. False
  13. the back
  14. False
  15. the back
  16. True
  17. never testing yourself
  18. True
  19. True
  20. the front
  21. the front
  22. a whole page per card
  23. a whole page per card
  24. the front
  25. modern
  26. flipping straight away
  27. a good flashcard habit
  28. a good flashcard habit
  29. shuffling the deck
  30. True
  31. only the easy cards
  32. a question on the front
  33. Thiruvananthapuram
  34. take in water
  35. making your own cards
  36. 56
  37. answer first, then flip
  38. a poor flashcard habit
  39. answer first, then flip
  40. more practice on misses

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