Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 120 · 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 of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) teaching your sibling (c) explaining it aloud (d) closed-book writing
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
4. 4.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) highlight it all (c) test yourself often (d) read it many times
5. 5.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🧪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
13. 13.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering old questions (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) explaining it aloud
16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 formulas and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 spellings and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) a gap to study again (c) you should stop (d) you are bad at it
24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 20 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
26. 26.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
34. 34.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 state capitals and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 spellings and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
38. 38.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) covering the answers
40. 40.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

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