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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 1 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Pull it out to keep it in): Active recall: closed-book writing, quizzing with cards, teaching your sibling, answering old questions, covering the answers. Passive review: re-reading the chapter, highlighting everything, copying notes neatly, staring at the page. Teach-back: learn the topic → close the book → explain it simply → check what you missed. Wrong cards go back in the “again” pile: 30 − 7 right = 23.

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  1. 1.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
  2. 2.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) closed-book writing (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) covering the answers (c) staring at the page (d) only listening again
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) answering old questions
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 20 spellings and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  9. 9.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) test yourself often (c) read it many times (d) listen once
  10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) blank-page recall
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) closed-book writing
  14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
  17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
  19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  20. 20.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) it needs no effort
  22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
  24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
  25. 25.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 Hindi words and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  27. 27.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 17 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) the topic is useless (c) you should stop (d) you are bad at it
  31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
  33. 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) blank-page recall (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
  34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  35. 35.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) only listening again
  38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
  39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again

Answer key

  1. closed-book writing
  2. False
  3. re-reading the chapter
  4. covering the answers
  5. active recall
  6. answering old questions
  7. passive review
  8. 2
  9. test yourself often
  10. close the book
  11. closed-book writing
  12. watching it again
  13. copying notes neatly
  14. learn the topic
  15. close the book
  16. copying notes neatly
  17. close the book
  18. quizzing with cards
  19. 8
  20. False
  21. recalling makes it stick
  22. 9
  23. answering old questions
  24. watching it again
  25. False
  26. 12
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 11
  30. a gap to study again
  31. active recall
  32. staring at the page
  33. blank-page recall
  34. 18
  35. False
  36. passive review
  37. only listening again
  38. highlighting everything
  39. active recall
  40. explaining it aloud

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