Reinforce Key Ideas with Flashcards

What Is Flashcard Practice?

Use Flashcards after reading to check how much you can answer on your own. Each card draws on the chapter's key points: a concept, a distinction, a sequence, a judgment, or a small scenario. A card may bring related ideas together, but it always asks one question at a time.

When a card appears, read both the question and its answer requirements. Respond in your own words. If the card asks for reasons, give them too. The question determines how much you need to write.

Choose Flashcards and send “Start” to see the first card.

Choose [Flashcards] from the mode row
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Flashcards    Passed / Required    [× Exit]    │
│ ────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Start  [Tier icon] [Send]                      │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The selected mode and any progress information appear at the top of the white message box, above a thin divider. If there is no conversation history, you will see icons, brief instructions, and an example. Select About this mode to ask the AI for an explanation. To switch modes, select × and choose another one.

Read the Feedback

The AI marks your answer, provides a sample answer and any corrections, then moves to the next card.

Verdict	What happens to the current card
Correct	“Card passed” appears, and the correct-answer count increases
Partially correct	The card does not pass; the feedback explains key gaps or errors
Incorrect	The card does not pass; the feedback gives a sample answer and explains what to correct

All three verdicts are followed by the next card. You can ask to pause or stop at any time. After a wrong answer, read the correction and try the next card. Later questions can check that point again in a different way.

You answer the current card
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AI gives a verdict and a sample answer
   ├─ Correct → Card passed → Correct-answer count increases
   └─ Partially correct / Incorrect → No pass
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Next card (unless you ask to pause or stop)

Suppose a water-cycle card asks “What happens when water vapor cools?” and you answer, “It turns into droplets.” The AI checks that answer against the requirements, then practice moves on. Seeing a new card simply means practice is continuing. Check the feedback to see whether your previous answer passed.

Flashcard Controls

What you say	What happens	Does the current card pass?
“Give me a hint”	You get a small hint; the question stays open for your answer	Not yet. A sufficient, correct answer afterward can still pass
“Show the answer”	The sample answer appears; no new card is added automatically in this response	No
“Skip” or “Next card”	The current answer appears, followed by another card	The skipped card does not pass
“Continue” with an unanswered card	The same question and answer requirements appear again, awaiting your answer	It is not graded, and you stay on the same card
“Pause” or “Stop”	The practice round stops	The pass count does not increase

A sufficient and correct answer after a hint can still pass. The feedback notes the hint so you can distinguish an answer with help from one you recalled on your own.

After viewing an answer, say “Next card” to get another question. To replace the current question immediately, say “Give me an easier card” or “Switch to another topic.” To adjust only the following question, say “Make the next card easier.”

Passing Requirements

If a verdict surprises you, look back at the requirements on the card before comparing every detail of the sample answer. A question that says “Identify the change that causes droplets on a cold bottle and explain why” asks for both “condensation” and the reason.

Your answer can pass when the core meaning is correct and it meets the stated requirements. Extra details in a sample answer help explain the topic; the question sets the passing requirements. Check exact wording when the question requires precise input, such as a command or formula.

If you have a question about the feedback, point out the specific part and ask the AI to compare it with the question's requirements.

View Flashcard Progress

Open Learning progress and look at Chapter flashcard practice. The current requirement is 16 correct cards per chapter; use the target shown in the panel. For example, 3/16 means you have answered three cards correctly and need 13 more to reach the target.

Course flashcard practice counts chapters that have met their flashcard requirement. For example, if a course has 12 chapters, 2/12 means two chapters have reached their required count.

As you read the progress numbers, remember what they count: correct answers. The questions themselves vary with the chapter and your practice. Reaching the target leaves you free to keep practicing or choose another chapter manually.

Keep these distinctions in mind:

A passed card means your answer met that card's requirements on this attempt.
Full chapter progress means you have completed that chapter's required flashcard practice.
Full course progress means every chapter has met its flashcard requirement.

To check whether you can explain or apply the material, try other modes or view your learning status. Return later for review to see what you still remember.

Adjust Your Practice

If you get stuck, ask for a hint or an easier next card. You can also pause and go back to the tutorial. When the concept in the question is completely unfamiliar, switch to Q&A yourself, clear it up, and then return to the cards.

Flashcards works well for a series of short questions. If you want to fill a gap in one topic and immediately try recalling it again, Active Recall is a better fit.

Say where you need help so the AI can adjust the next questions.

If you can choose the answer but struggle to justify it, try the Socratic Method. See reviewing your learning for the difference between flashcard progress and understanding.