Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 116 · 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.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) review them, test again (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
5. 5.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
8. 8.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) it needs no effort
9. 9.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 flashcards and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 spellings and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
17. 17.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
20. 20.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) a gap to study again
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) explaining it aloud
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 27 state capitals and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
31. 31.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) blank-page recall (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
38. 38.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 Hindi words and get 20 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?

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