Prepare one prompt and one answer for each card
Write the full prompt on the front and the answer on the back. Add a short cue such as “in a relational database” when the same term can mean different things. Put the original section or page on the answer side if you expect to need the explanation later.
Keep the text format consistent
For a tool that accepts one pair per line, use one consistent separator between the front and back. If the separator appears in the card text, choose another supported separator or edit the pair. For CSV, use an export option when available and check that commas, quotation marks and non-English text are preserved on import.
Preview before printing the full deck
Check long answers in the preview and split any card that will be too crowded. Print one test sheet. For double-sided cards, mark a corner and check how the backs line up after flipping the paper. Single-sided layouts can use folds or separate cut-out fronts and backs.
Worked example
Start with four cards about SQL joins. One front reads “Which join keeps every row from the left table?” The back reads “LEFT JOIN. Unmatched columns from the right table are NULL. See lecture 4.” Print the test sheet, shuffle the four cards and check that each front can be answered on its own before you print the rest.
Before you finish
- Each front can be understood in a shuffled deck.
- All pairs are split correctly in the preview.
- One sheet has been tested before the full print run.