Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 149 · 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: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
4. 4.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) read it many times (c) listen once (d) test yourself often
5. 5.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
6. 6.🃏 You test yourself on 13 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) the topic is useless (c) a gap to study again (d) you are bad at it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) teaching your sibling (d) explaining it aloud
13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 25 formulas and get 23 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 20 dates and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.🃏 You test yourself on 11 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
23. 23.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) re-reading the chapter
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
27. 27.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting everything
31. 31.🃏 You test yourself on 29 dates and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 spellings and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 30 dates and get 27 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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