Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 135 · 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: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) you are bad at it
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
8. 8.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 spellings and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) quizzing with cards
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) watching it again
20. 20.🧪 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
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
27. 27.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 17 Hindi words and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
33. 33.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) hide them (d) review them, test again
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 27 dates and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 10 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 dates and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
38. 38.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 16 Hindi words and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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