Study Skills Worksheet: Active Recall

Exam preparation lesson 9: Active recall vs re-reading · Set 985 · 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 usually helps you learn more for an exam: re-reading the chapter or explaining it aloud? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud
2. 2.🧠 After reading a page, the best next step is… (a) copy it neatly (b) close it and recall it (c) read it twice more (d) highlight all of it
3. 3.🧠 A quick way to do active recall is… (a) write what you know (b) underline it (c) read the summary (d) look at pictures
4. 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) scanning the headings (b) copying the summary (c) highlighting in yellow (d) covering the answers
5. 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: copying the summary? (a) active recall (b) passive review
6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) writing it from memory (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) scanning the headings
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) covering the answers (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to a recap (b) a blank-page brain dump (c) answering with book shut (d) covering the answers
9. 9.True or false: “listening to a recap” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Active recall or passive review: highlighting in yellow? (a) passive review (b) active recall
11. 11.🧠 Active recall or passive review: answering with book shut? (a) passive review (b) active recall
12. 12.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: glancing at notes or explaining it aloud? (a) glancing at notes (b) explaining it aloud
13. 13.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or self-made flashcards? (a) copying notes neatly (b) self-made flashcards
14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) writing it from memory (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
15. 15.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or re-reading the chapter? (a) recalling from memory (b) re-reading the chapter
16. 16.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: recalling from memory or reading it again? (a) recalling from memory (b) reading it again
17. 17.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: explaining it aloud or reading it again? (a) explaining it aloud (b) reading it again
18. 18.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: reading it again or testing yourself? (a) reading it again (b) testing yourself
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) a blank-page brain dump
20. 20.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying the summary (b) highlighting in yellow (c) reading the notes again (d) teaching it to a sibling
22. 22.🧠 Getting a recall question wrong in practice is… (a) a reason to stop (b) useful — fix it now (c) a disaster (d) a waste of time
23. 23.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
24. 24.🧠 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
25. 25.🧠 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) scanning the headings (c) answering a quiz (d) teaching it to a sibling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying the summary (b) answering with book shut (c) highlighting in yellow (d) listening to a recap
28. 28.True or false: “answering with book shut” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “writing it from memory” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: gazing at the book or explaining it aloud? (a) gazing at the book (b) explaining it aloud
31. 31.True or false: “highlighting in yellow” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Active recall or passive review: listening to a recap? (a) active recall (b) passive review
33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) looking at the diagrams (b) answering a quiz (c) covering the answers (d) answering with book shut
34. 34.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
35. 35.🧠 What is active recall? (a) copying the book (b) reading notes slowly (c) recalling without notes (d) highlighting key lines
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or glancing at notes? (a) testing yourself (b) glancing at notes
37. 37.🧠 Active recall or passive review: looking at the diagrams? (a) passive review (b) active recall
38. 38.True or false: “reading the notes again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: highlighting lines or testing yourself? (a) highlighting lines (b) testing yourself
40. 40.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: copying notes neatly or testing yourself? (a) copying notes neatly (b) testing yourself

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