Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 16 · 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: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
5. 5.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) explaining it aloud
7. 7.🃏 You test yourself on 15 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) the topic is useless
9. 9.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) review them, test again (c) hide them (d) ignore them
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) staring at the page (d) explaining it aloud
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
14. 14.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 10 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
20. 20.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
23. 23.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 formulas and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) closed-book writing
31. 31.🃏 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?
32. 32.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 11 state capitals and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 20 state capitals and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True

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