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Study Skills Worksheet: Flashcards

Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 979 · 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.🃏 You got a flashcard wrong. What should you do with it? (a) throw it away (b) never use it again (c) see it again sooner (d) hide it for a month
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) making your own cards (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) shuffling the deck
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one fact per card (b) only the easy cards (c) never testing yourself (d) the same order always
  4. 4.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a whole page per card (c) only the easy cards (d) flipping straight away
  6. 6.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “mice” (a) the back (b) the front
  7. 7.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  9. 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  10. 10.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the back (b) the front
  11. 11.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  12. 12.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to finish faster (b) to make it messy (c) so order gives no clue (d) to lose some
  13. 13.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the back (b) the front
  14. 14.🃏 Why say the answer before you flip the card? (a) it is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it is faster (d) it looks smart
  15. 15.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) never testing yourself
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) shuffling the deck (b) answer first, then flip (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always
  17. 17.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  18. 18.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the front (b) the back
  19. 19.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: shuffling the deck? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  21. 21.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they are cheaper (b) they look nicer (c) nobody checks them (d) you think as you write
  22. 22.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) 56 (d) Opposite of “ancient”?
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) modern (c) What do roots do? (d) distance ÷ time
  24. 24.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the newest only (b) the prettiest ones (c) the cards you missed (d) the cards you know
  25. 25.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Thiruvananthapuram (c) take in water (d) distance ÷ time
  26. 26.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “take in water” (a) the front (b) the back
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) reading both sides (c) making your own cards (d) a question on the front
  28. 28.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) take in water (d) What do roots do?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) a whole page per card (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) one fact per card
  31. 31.True or false: “only the easy cards” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a whole page per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  33. 33.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) Formula for speed? (d) modern
  34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) a whole page per card (c) more practice on misses (d) reading both sides
  35. 35.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: answer first, then flip? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  36. 36.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only the easy cards (b) a question on the front (c) one fact per card (d) answer first, then flip
  38. 38.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) reading both sides (c) the same order always (d) one fact per card
  39. 39.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “distance ÷ time” (a) the front (b) the back
  40. 40.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) flipping straight away (b) making your own cards (c) only the easy cards (d) the same order always

Answer key

  1. see it again sooner
  2. a whole page per card
  3. one fact per card
  4. False
  5. more practice on misses
  6. the back
  7. True
  8. a good flashcard habit
  9. a poor flashcard habit
  10. the front
  11. a poor flashcard habit
  12. so order gives no clue
  13. the back
  14. it is active recall
  15. answer first, then flip
  16. the same order always
  17. the front
  18. the back
  19. True
  20. a good flashcard habit
  21. you think as you write
  22. 56
  23. What do roots do?
  24. the cards you missed
  25. Plural of “mouse”?
  26. the back
  27. reading both sides
  28. take in water
  29. a whole page per card
  30. never testing yourself
  31. False
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. modern
  34. more practice on misses
  35. a good flashcard habit
  36. False
  37. only the easy cards
  38. one fact per card
  39. the back
  40. making your own cards

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