Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 160 · 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.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) nobody
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
3. 3.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
9. 9.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) review them, test again (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 spellings and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 12 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) re-reading the chapter (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you are bad at it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) explaining it aloud
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) test yourself often (c) highlight it all (d) listen once
27. 27.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) covering the answers (c) quizzing with cards (d) answering old questions
29. 29.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) it is faster to read (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
30. 30.🃏 You test yourself on 12 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
32. 32.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) explaining it aloud
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 14 spellings and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic

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