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Exam preparation lesson 13: Flashcards that work · Set 999 · 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 is active recall (b) it saves cards (c) it looks smart (d) it is faster
  2. 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) reading both sides (c) a question on the front (d) flipping straight away
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) a whole page per card (d) only the easy cards
  4. 4.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: flipping straight away? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) never testing yourself
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more practice on misses (b) answer first, then flip (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) answer first, then flip (c) one fact per card (d) reading both sides
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a whole page per card (b) never testing yourself (c) making your own cards (d) the same order always
  9. 9.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) a full page (b) ten facts (c) one fact or idea (d) a whole chapter
  10. 10.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: reading both sides? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a question on the front (b) making your own cards (c) one fact per card (d) a whole page per card
  12. 12.🃏 Making your own cards helps because… (a) they look nicer (b) nobody checks them (c) you think as you write (d) they are cheaper
  13. 13.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “the same order always” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “modern” (a) the back (b) the front
  16. 16.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Plural of “mouse”? (b) Opposite of “ancient”? (c) modern (d) 7 × 8 = ?
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) more practice on misses (b) flipping straight away (c) a question on the front (d) shuffling the deck
  18. 18.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
  19. 19.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Plural of “mouse”?” (a) the front (b) the back
  20. 20.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Opposite of “ancient”? (b) Formula for speed? (c) mice (d) What do roots do?
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) a question on the front (c) answer first, then flip (d) one fact per card
  22. 22.True or false: “shuffling the deck” is a good flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) take in water (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) distance ÷ time (d) 56
  24. 24.🃏 Why shuffle your flashcards? (a) to lose some (b) to finish faster (c) so order gives no clue (d) to make it messy
  25. 25.True or false: “answer first, then flip” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a whole page per card (b) flipping straight away (c) the same order always (d) shuffling the deck
  27. 27.Which of these goes on the front of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) distance ÷ time (c) take in water (d) mice
  28. 28.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) answer first, then flip (b) reading both sides (c) flipping straight away (d) a whole page per card
  29. 29.🃏 Which cards should you practise most? (a) the cards you know (b) the prettiest ones (c) the newest only (d) the cards you missed
  30. 30.True or false: “a whole page per card” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “one fact per card” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: the same order always? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  33. 33.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: a question on the front? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  34. 34.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) Formula for speed? (b) 7 × 8 = ? (c) take in water (d) Capital of Kerala?
  35. 35.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “Capital of Kerala?” (a) the back (b) the front
  36. 36.True or false: “reading both sides” is a poor flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
  38. 38.True or false: “never testing yourself” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Plural of “mouse”? (c) Formula for speed? (d) 56
  40. 40.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “7 × 8 = ?” (a) the back (b) the front

Answer key

  1. it is active recall
  2. a question on the front
  3. a question on the front
  4. a poor flashcard habit
  5. never testing yourself
  6. the same order always
  7. reading both sides
  8. making your own cards
  9. one fact or idea
  10. a poor flashcard habit
  11. a whole page per card
  12. you think as you write
  13. False
  14. True
  15. the back
  16. modern
  17. flipping straight away
  18. a good flashcard habit
  19. the front
  20. mice
  21. never testing yourself
  22. True
  23. 7 × 8 = ?
  24. so order gives no clue
  25. True
  26. shuffling the deck
  27. Formula for speed?
  28. answer first, then flip
  29. the cards you missed
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a poor flashcard habit
  33. a good flashcard habit
  34. take in water
  35. the front
  36. True
  37. a good flashcard habit
  38. False
  39. 56
  40. the front

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