Examitect's ExAC flashcards are a recall-cue deck covering all four sections and the fourteen official objectives, with each card cited to the source it comes from, such as NBC 2020, CHOP, or CCDC. In our years helping Intern Architects through the Examination for Architects in Canada, our team has watched recall, not recognition, decide the closed-book sections. Examitect is an independent ExAC prep platform unaffiliated with the CACB. Take a breath: flashcards turn the memory work into something small and daily instead of one panicked re-read.
A flashcard is the simplest study tool there is: a cue on one side, the answer on the other, repeated until the answer comes fast. Examitect's deck applies that to the Examination for Architects in Canada. The front of each card is a recall cue, a short noun phrase rather than a full question, because the questions live in the separate practice tool. Tap the card and it flips to the answer, which can be a definition, a threshold, a list, or a short explanation. The deck spans all four sections and the fourteen official objectives, from programming through project and practice management.
What sets the deck apart is the citation on every card. Each one names the resource it draws from, whether that is NBC 2020, CHOP, CHING, CCDC, or NECB. When a card catches you out, you know exactly which chapter to open next. Here is the deck at a glance.
| Format | Recall cue on the front, answer on the back, tap to flip |
|---|---|
| Coverage | All four ExAC sections and the fourteen official objectives |
| Filters | By section, by concept type, and by Got it or Revisit status |
| Study modes | Quick (a random sample) or Full (the whole filtered deck) |
| Cited to | NBC 2020, CHOP, CHING, CCDC, NECB |
| Try it free | Sample cards from every section |
You move through the deck one card at a time. Tap a card, or press Enter, and it flips on a 3D axis to show the answer. Once you have seen it, you mark the card one of two ways: Got it if it is locked in, or Revisit if it needs more work. The deck remembers those marks, so you can come back later and filter to just the cards you flagged.
Three controls keep sessions useful instead of repetitive:
None of this asks much of you on any given day, which is the point. The deck is built to be picked up for five minutes and put down, then returned to tomorrow.
The ExAC rewards recall, and recall is a different skill from recognition. Re-reading a chapter feels productive because the words look familiar, but familiarity is not the same as being able to produce the answer cold. Flashcards force production: the cue appears, and you either know the answer or you do not. That gap is exactly what you want to find weeks before the exam, not in the room.
It matters more here than on many exams because three of the four ExAC sections are closed book. Only Section 2 is open book, and only the code references are allowed in. Everything in Sections 1, 3, and 4 has to come from memory, which is where a recall tool earns its place. Read the ExAC exam guide for the full open-book rules, and the Section 2 overview for what you can bring.
Flashcards are not the whole plan, though. They make facts available; they do not teach you to apply those facts to a scenario under time pressure. That is what practice questions and mock exams are for. The combination that our team sees pass candidates is recall plus timed practice: lock in the fact, then practise using it.
A few habits make the deck work harder for you:
ExAC flashcards are short study cards that pair a recall cue on the front with the answer on the back, so you can drill the definitions, code thresholds, numbers, and contract terms the Examination for Architects in Canada expects you to know from memory. Examitect's deck covers all four sections and the fourteen official objectives.
Yes. Examitect includes a full flashcard deck covering all four ExAC sections and the fourteen objectives. Each card shows a recall cue, flips to reveal the answer, and cites the source it comes from, such as NBC 2020, CHOP, CHING, CCDC, or NECB. You can browse free sample cards from every section before signing up.
You tap a card to flip it and reveal the answer, then mark it Got it or Revisit. The deck tracks your progress so you can return to the cards you flagged. You can shuffle the deck, run a quick random sample, or work the full filtered deck, and on larger screens you can study in fullscreen.
The deck covers all four sections of the ExAC and the fourteen official objectives, from programming and design through codes, construction documents, and project and practice management. Every card references the exact resource it draws from, so you can read deeper when a card trips you up.
Yes. You can filter by section, by concept type (such as definitions, code thresholds, calculations, contract terms, or common traps), and by what you have already marked Got it or Revisit. That lets you drill a single weak area instead of working the entire deck every time.
No. Flashcards build the fast recall the closed-book sections reward, but the ExAC tests applied judgement under time pressure. Use flashcards to lock in facts, then apply them with practice questions and mock exams. Flashcards plus timed practice is the combination that works, not flashcards alone.
Yes. The free flashcards page lets you flip through real sample cards from every ExAC section with no account required. It is the same deck Intern Architects use to study, so you can see the format and the citations before you decide.
Flashcards build recall: one cue, one answer, repeated until it is fast. Practice questions build applied judgement: a scenario with options where you choose and learn from the explanation. You need both. Recall makes the facts available; practice teaches you to use them under exam conditions.
Start in your first week of study, not the last. Recall is built by short, repeated sessions over weeks, so a few minutes of flashcards a day beats one long cram. Pair them with your study plan and review the Revisit pile until those cards move to Got it.