Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 145 · 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.🃏 You test yourself on 16 state capitals and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) explaining it aloud
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 Hindi words and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 11 of them right. How many are still wrong?
9. 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) anyone, even a toy (c) nobody (d) only adults
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
12. 12.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
13. 13.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) you are bad at it (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) test yourself often (c) highlight it all (d) read it many times
20. 20.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) start a new topic (d) review them, test again
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 dates and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) blank-page recall
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) explaining it aloud (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) staring at the page
37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) only listening again
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 22 spellings and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) only listening again

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