Choose a word or a fair picture

Use picture labels or reviewed different-family picture boards.

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  1. Pictures are study cues (0s–7s)
    Read the category and the intended English label.
    Spoken example: Pictures are study cues. Read the category and use the labelled deck when a drawing is unclear..
  2. Picture to word (7s–14s)
    Choose one of four distinct labels from a family.
    Spoken example: In picture-to-word mode, choose one of four different labels from the selected family..
  3. Word to picture (14s–22s)
    Reviewed boards use different artwork families and nonoverlapping labels.
    Spoken example: In word-to-picture mode, the four drawings have different reviewed artwork families..
  4. Reveal and compare (22s–30s)
    Every picture label is revealed after the answer.
    Spoken example: After answering, compare the revealed labels. Learn why a picture matched the target word..
  5. Know the limits (30s–38s)
    Unclassified travel/business boards are unavailable in word-to-picture mode.
    Spoken example: Travel and business have no reviewed boards in word-to-picture mode. Use their labelled decks..
  6. Your next step (38s–45s)
    Choose a family and inspect both the picture and the study label.
    Spoken example: Open picture quiz. Choose a family, then compare the picture with its study label..

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