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What if someone is borrowing my flashcards?

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If you really need them, ask for them back, or ask the person to meet up and quiz each other using the cards. If you can't get them right away, just try to study the material without your flashcards for the time being.

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What should I write in the flash card?

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Once side should have a term or question about a concept. The other side should have the definition or answer. For example, one side of the card will ask: Where is the U.S. capital? The other side will have the answer: Washington, D.C.

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What happens if I made my flashcards too late? Is there a way I can revise them quickly?

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Revise them card by card. Once you have fully memorized one card, move onto the next card. You can also get a friend or a family member to test you over and over again until you answer all of your palm cards' topics / questions correctly.

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How well can I study with flashcards?

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I have used the system all throughout my years in school and college, and I can personally say that no matter the material, flashcards are always a highly effective method of studying.

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Do you really have to use the electronic flash card?

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You can choose between physical flashcards or electronic flashcards - whatever works best for you.

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I have to study History; my 6th-grade teacher makes us do humongous piles of flashcards. How do I handle this?

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Sort them into piles that make sense together. You could do one for important figures, another for dates, another for regions, etc. Once you have your topic piles, go through the piles one by one. Once you have one pile down and memorized, move onto the next pile. After you have memorized each pile, mix them up, and have someone help you study.

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Are flash cards suitable for everyone?

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No, everyone has a different learning style.

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How can I memorize flashcards effectively if I have to use them for two different courses?

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Usually, I buy lots of different colored packs of flashcards so that when I want to revise a certain topic, I begin to associate it with a color and then I use different colors for another topic.For example, all of my biology flashcards are blue, and my flashcards for math are pink. Or you can buy different sizes of flashcards and use those for different subjects.

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Can I use flashcards effectively if I have one day left before my exam?

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Yes, they can be a very effective method of learning material quickly.

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How do I make flashcards for biology?

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Try putting a question or a picture on one side of the card and the answer or identification on the other side. That way, you will connect the two and they will become more familiar. Pictures always help because you will remember the familiar picture and know the explanation of whatever it was about.

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I usually need to memorise bullet points or step-by-step guides on how to do things. Can I still use flash cards for that?

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Yes, you can write down the name of the guide or process you are trying to memorise and then you can write one side what stage, namely stage 1, then on the other side what happens in that stage.

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