Flashcards
NPPE flashcards for the rules you need to know cold
1,000+ cards built from the same topics as the lessons. Swipe right for Mastered, left for Review, and review mode brings back the ones you flagged.
What NPPE Pro flashcards are for
The NPPE is closed book, and many of its questions turn on something you simply have to recall: what a term means, what a valid contract needs, what an act says about seals or discipline. Flashcards are for that recall. Each card has a question on the front and the answer on the back, and shows the domain and topic it belongs to.
The cards are built from the same 6 domains and 52 topics as the lessons and practice questions, so they reinforce what you are already studying rather than adding a separate syllabus. There are 1,000+ of them, covering the definitions, rules and acts that a closed-book exam expects you to know without looking anything up.
Your deck follows your answers. A topic joins it when your practice answers show it is weak: low mastery on its questions, or more than three in ten of them missed. Each weak topic serves a small batch of cards at a time, and every card you mark Mastered makes room for a new one from the same topic.
How to study with NPPE Pro flashcards
A few minutes at a time, between lessons or on the days you have less time.
- 1
Study or practise a topic first
The deck is built from your answers, so it starts once you have answered some questions in a lesson or a practice set.
- 2
Answer before you flip
Read the front and say the answer in your head before you turn the card. Recalling it is the practice; recognizing it on the back is not.
- 3
Swipe right or left
Swipe right, or tap Mastered, if you had it. Swipe left, or tap Review, if you missed it or only half had it.
- 4
Clear your review pile
Review mode shows only the cards you flagged. Work through them until they are marked Mastered.
- 5
Let your answers steer the deck
As your answers improve in a topic, it drops out of the weak list and its cards stop appearing, so the deck keeps pointing at your gaps.
The cards follow your missed questions
Flashcards and practice questions work as a pair. A practice question tests whether you can apply a rule to a situation. A flashcard tests whether you can recall the rule at all. When you keep missing questions in a topic, the cards for that topic come to the front of your deck.
On the Practice and Exam plan, the study plan lists flashcards for the topics you keep missing in its practice stage. On Full Prep, they sit in the Practise and review stage, with cards from the topics you have studied.
- Cards you have not seen and cards marked Review come first
- Mastered cards stay in the deck, after the rest
- Review mode is a separate pile of only the cards you flagged
What makes flashcards effective for the NPPE
Two well-established findings from learning research explain why flashcards work when they are used well. Retrieval practice, also called the testing effect: pulling an answer out of memory strengthens it more than rereading it. And the spacing effect: practice spread over days and weeks holds better than the same practice crammed into one sitting.
Both depend on how you use the cards. Say the answer before you flip, be honest when you mark Mastered, and come back to the Review pile on another day rather than straight away. Keep flashcards for facts that have one right answer, and leave judgement calls about ethics and practice to the practice questions, where you see the situation and every option explained.
- Good for: definitions, the elements of a valid contract, the duties in a code of ethics, what the acts and bylaws require
- Less good for: scenarios with several plausible answers, where you need to weigh duties against each other
- More recall methods are in our guide to memorization techniques
Flashcards, lessons, questions or mock exams?
Lesson cards
- Best for
- Learning a topic the first time
- Example
- The rule that the public's safety comes first
Flashcards
- Best for
- Recalling facts and definitions
- Example
- What does a valid contract need?
Practice questions
- Best for
- Applying a rule to a situation
- Example
- Your employer asks you to approve a design you believe is unsafe
Mock exams
- Best for
- Timing and stamina over a full exam
- Example
- 110 questions in 2.5 hours
Which plans include flashcards. Practice and Exam and Full Prep include flashcards on every topic. Exam Only and the free trial include the cards for the free topics.
Try NPPE Pro first, then pick your plan.
The 14-day trial starts from your first finished lesson. Then pick the plan that matches where you are starting from, and pay once, by card or in 4 payments with Klarna.*
NPPE Guided
Full preparation
$297
NPPE Pass Assurance
Practice & exam
$197
NPPE Practice Questions
Exam practice
$97
- Plans from $97. Prices in Canadian dollars, before tax.
*See Canadian payment terms. (Klarna, opens in a new tab) A higher initial payment may be required for some consumers.
Questions people ask
More answers in the NPPE FAQ.
How many NPPE flashcards does NPPE Pro have?
NPPE Pro has 1,000+ flashcards, organised by the same domains and topics as its lessons and practice questions. You do not have to work through all of them: your deck draws on the topics where your practice answers show you are weakest, a small batch per topic at a time, and refills as you mark cards Mastered.
Why do I see cards from some topics and not others?
Because the deck follows your answers. NPPE Pro picks topics where your mastery of the practice questions is low or where you have missed more than three in ten of them, and shows cards from those first. As your answers improve, a topic drops out of the deck, so the cards keep pointing at your gaps rather than what you already know.
What does marking a flashcard Review do?
It puts the card in your review pile. Review mode, which you can open from the Practice screen, shows only the cards you have flagged, so you can go over exactly what you have not yet got. Mark a card Mastered when you can recall it without looking, and it leaves the review pile.
Why is my flashcard deck empty?
Either you have not answered any questions yet, or your answers show no weak topics. The deck is built from your practice and lesson answers, so it starts once you have studied or practised a topic. If you are doing well everywhere, the app says so, and review mode still holds any cards you flagged earlier.
Are flashcards enough to prepare for the NPPE?
No. Flashcards are good for recall: definitions, rules, and what the acts require. Many NPPE questions are scenarios that ask you to apply a rule or weigh one duty against another, and those need practice questions with explanations. Use flashcards alongside the lessons, practice questions and mock exams, not instead of them.
Is the NPPE open book?
No. The NPPE is closed book. You cannot bring notes or textbooks, and a remote proctor watches through your webcam and a second camera on your phone or tablet. That is why preparation is about understanding and recall rather than knowing where to look things up.
How much time do I need each day?
It depends on the weeks to your sitting. A session takes about 15 minutes: a few lesson cards and 10 questions. With eight weeks to go, most days need one or two sessions while you learn the topics; start earlier and one a day is often enough. The plan's pace check tells you which.
Can I use NPPE Pro on my phone?
Yes. NPPE Pro runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, and your progress follows your account. Lessons and practice sessions are sized for a phone, so a session fits on a commute or a lunch break. There is nothing to install.
Your first session takes fifteen minutes.
Tell NPPE Pro your sitting and it builds the plan. The 14-day trial starts from your first finished lesson, and no card is needed.