Study Skills Worksheet: Active Recall

Exam preparation lesson 9: Active recall vs re-reading · Set 396 · 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.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) writing it from memory
2. 2.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or gazing at the book? (a) self-made flashcards (b) gazing at the book
3. 3.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or recalling from memory? (a) highlighting lines (b) recalling from memory
4. 4.🧠 What is active recall? (a) reading notes slowly (b) recalling without notes (c) copying the book (d) highlighting key lines
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scanning the headings (b) answering a quiz (c) reading the notes again (d) looking at the diagrams
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) scanning the headings (d) looking at the diagrams
7. 7.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📖 Re-reading feels easy. Why can it fool you? (a) familiar is not known (b) it takes no time (c) it uses a pen (d) it is too hard
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) scanning the headings (d) covering the answers
10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) highlighting in yellow (c) answering with book shut (d) scanning the headings
11. 11.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) highlight all of it (b) close it and recall it (c) copy it neatly (d) read it twice more
12. 12.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Underline roots.” (b) “Read page 12.” (c) “Copy the diagram.” (d) “What do roots do?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) answering with book shut (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering with book shut (b) writing it from memory (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) reading the notes again
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or quizzing a friend? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing a friend
16. 16.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or self-made flashcards? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) self-made flashcards
18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) reading the notes again (b) scanning the headings (c) covering the answers (d) listening to a recap
19. 19.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.🧠 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) reading the notes again (c) looking at the diagrams (d) a blank-page brain dump
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering a quiz (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) writing it from memory
24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) listening to a recap (d) covering the answers
25. 25.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or gazing at the book? (a) explaining it aloud (b) gazing at the book
27. 27.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or practice questions? (a) highlighting lines (b) practice questions
28. 28.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or highlighting lines? (a) testing yourself (b) highlighting lines
29. 29.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: practice questions or re-reading the chapter? (a) practice questions (b) re-reading the chapter
30. 30.True or false: “a blank-page brain dump” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) covering the answers (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) writing it from memory
33. 33.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) look at pictures (b) read the summary (c) underline it (d) write what you know
34. 34.True or false: “answering with book shut” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering a quiz (b) looking at the diagrams (c) a blank-page brain dump (d) teaching it to a sibling
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or explaining it aloud? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud
37. 37.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or self-made flashcards? (a) reading it again (b) self-made flashcards
38. 38.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: self-made flashcards or glancing at notes? (a) self-made flashcards (b) glancing at notes
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) listening to a recap (c) copying the summary (d) highlighting in yellow
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or quizzing a friend? (a) gazing at the book (b) quizzing a friend

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