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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 100 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) only listening again
  2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) watching it again
  3. 3.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it needs no effort
  4. 4.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  7. 7.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) only listening again
  10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) explaining it aloud (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
  11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 14 formulas and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) answering old questions
  15. 15.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  20. 20.🃏 You test yourself on 11 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 19 flashcards and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  25. 25.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
  27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
  28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 12 formulas and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  31. 31.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
  33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
  39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed

Answer key

  1. teaching your sibling
  2. teaching your sibling
  3. recalling makes it stick
  4. True
  5. closed-book writing
  6. active recall
  7. False
  8. passive review
  9. only listening again
  10. highlighting everything
  11. close the book
  12. 2
  13. only listening again
  14. answering old questions
  15. True
  16. watching it again
  17. blank-page recall
  18. quizzing with cards
  19. learn the topic
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 7
  23. active recall
  24. 7
  25. True
  26. anyone, even a toy
  27. explaining it aloud
  28. explain it simply
  29. 6
  30. learn the topic
  31. False
  32. quizzing with cards
  33. close the book
  34. learn the topic
  35. passive review
  36. learn the topic
  37. passive review
  38. re-reading the chapter
  39. passive review
  40. close the book

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