Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 124 · 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) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) closed-book writing
3. 3.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it is faster to read (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it needs no effort
4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) only listening again
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
9. 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) only adults (c) nobody (d) anyone, even a toy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) covering the answers
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) staring at the page
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
18. 18.🧪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 22 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🃏 You test yourself on 29 spellings and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 25 spellings and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 26 spellings and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
32. 32.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
35. 35.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 10 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards

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