Study Skills Worksheet: Active Recall

Exam preparation lesson 9: Active recall vs re-reading · Set 191 · 40 questions

Study tip (Test, don’t re-read): More effective: testing yourself, recalling from memory, explaining it aloud, practice questions, quizzing a friend, self-made flashcards. Less effective: re-reading the chapter, highlighting lines, copying notes neatly, glancing at notes. After reading a page: close it, recall it, check, and fix what you missed.

1. 1.🧠 What is active recall? (a) highlighting key lines (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) copying the book
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or gazing at the book? (a) recalling from memory (b) gazing at the book
3. 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or re-reading the chapter? (a) self-made flashcards (b) re-reading the chapter
4. 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) highlighting in yellow (c) covering the answers (d) copying the summary
6. 6.True or false: “writing it from memory” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or practice questions? (a) copying notes neatly (b) practice questions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the notes again (b) writing it from memory (c) listening to a recap (d) copying the summary
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
10. 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) passive review (b) active recall
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
12. 12.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “What do roots do?” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “Read page 12.”
13. 13.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or glancing at notes? (a) explaining it aloud (b) glancing at notes
17. 17.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) read the summary (b) look at pictures (c) underline it (d) write what you know
18. 18.True or false: “scanning the headings” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or testing yourself? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) testing yourself
20. 20.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or reading it again? (a) quizzing a friend (b) reading it again
21. 21.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
22. 22.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a waste of time (b) a reason to stop (c) useful — fix it now (d) a disaster
23. 23.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or practice questions? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) practice questions
24. 24.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or copying notes neatly? (a) self-made flashcards (b) copying notes neatly
25. 25.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
26. 26.🧠 Active recall or passive review: reading the notes again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) covering the answers (c) answering with book shut (d) looking at the diagrams
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) scanning the headings (c) answering with book shut (d) listening to a recap
29. 29.🧠 Active recall or passive review: a blank-page brain dump? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) answering with book shut (d) writing it from memory
33. 33.True or false: “copying the summary” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or highlighting lines? (a) recalling from memory (b) highlighting lines
35. 35.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or glancing at notes? (a) practice questions (b) glancing at notes
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) copying the summary (d) teaching it to a sibling
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or explaining it aloud? (a) reading it again (b) explaining it aloud
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or quizzing a friend? (a) reading it again (b) quizzing a friend

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips