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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 137 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
  4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) explaining it aloud (d) quizzing with cards
  6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  7. 7.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
  8. 8.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) re-reading the chapter (c) quizzing with cards (d) answering old questions
  10. 10.🃏 You test yourself on 23 dates and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) blank-page recall (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
  12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  14. 14.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) listen once (c) highlight it all (d) read it many times
  15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  17. 17.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
  19. 19.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) explaining it aloud
  22. 22.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
  25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) explaining it aloud (d) quizzing with cards
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
  27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
  29. 29.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  31. 31.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering old questions (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
  36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 dates and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  37. 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) covering the answers
  38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
  40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 13 state capitals and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

Answer key

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

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