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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 113 · 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) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you are bad at it (c) you should stop (d) the topic is useless
  4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 dates and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
  11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
  14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  17. 17.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) test yourself often (c) listen once (d) highlight it all
  18. 18.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
  21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  22. 22.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
  24. 24.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
  25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  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 of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) watching it again
  29. 29.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) staring at the page
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
  33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
  34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  35. 35.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  37. 37.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic

Answer key

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

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