Answers
Direct, evidence-based answers to the most asked questions about flashcards, spaced repetition, AI study tools, and exam prep.
Flashcard basics
Upload the PDF to an AI flashcard tool like QuickCards, choose how many cards you want and the card type (Q/A,…
Open the Quizlet set, click "Export," and choose "tab-separated" format. Copy the output and paste it into Qui…
Export the deck from Anki as .apkg, then upload at quickcards.study/import (Anki tab). Cards, tags, media, and…
Study methods
Yes — flashcards are one of the most effective study tools, with peer-reviewed studies showing 30–50% better r…
Spaced repetition is a study technique that schedules reviews at increasing intervals — minutes, then days, th…
For most students, 50–200 reviews per day takes 15–30 minutes and produces strong retention. Medical students …
Active recall means retrieving information from memory (flashcards, practice problems, closed-book quizzes). P…
Cap new cards at 10–20 per day, keep daily reviews under 30 minutes, use cram mode (not regular study) for las…
Tool comparisons
Exam prep
Generate flashcards from your prep books (Kaplan, TPR, Khan Academy) as you do content review, use image occlu…
Use a spaced-repetition tool (QuickCards or Anki) with high-yield decks like AnKing, Zanki, or AI-generated ca…
AI features explained
Image occlusion is a flashcard format that masks parts of an image — like labels on an anatomy diagram or step…
Cloze deletion is a flashcard format where one or more words in a sentence are hidden, and you recall the miss…
SM-2 (used by Anki and QuickCards) is the original 1980s spaced repetition algorithm based on self-rated recal…