Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 141 · 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 active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
2. 2.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
4. 4.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) watching it again
7. 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
9. 9.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
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) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 21 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
20. 20.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 state capitals and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
21. 21.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 Hindi words and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) re-reading the chapter (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
28. 28.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
34. 34.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) ignore them (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) tests are just fun
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 13 state capitals and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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