Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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