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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 104 · 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) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
  2. 2.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) the topic is useless (c) you are bad at it (d) a gap to study again
  5. 5.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
  7. 7.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) start a new topic (d) review them, test again
  8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  12. 12.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) highlight it all (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
  13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  14. 14.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
  20. 20.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only adults
  21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  22. 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  24. 24.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) answering old questions (d) teaching your sibling
  28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  30. 30.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) watching it again
  32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 spellings and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
  37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 26 spellings and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  38. 38.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything

Answer key

  1. teaching your sibling
  2. True
  3. True
  4. a gap to study again
  5. False
  6. blank-page recall
  7. review them, test again
  8. learn the topic
  9. explain it simply
  10. passive review
  11. close the book
  12. test yourself often
  13. learn the topic
  14. True
  15. False
  16. re-reading the chapter
  17. passive review
  18. 14
  19. blank-page recall
  20. anyone, even a toy
  21. passive review
  22. 6
  23. active recall
  24. True
  25. closed-book writing
  26. quizzing with cards
  27. re-reading the chapter
  28. 20
  29. active recall
  30. False
  31. teaching your sibling
  32. 11
  33. 5
  34. active recall
  35. 8
  36. covering the answers
  37. 6
  38. True
  39. staring at the page
  40. closed-book writing

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