Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 112 · 40 questions

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.

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

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