Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 165 · 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
3. 3.🃏 You test yourself on 12 formulas and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) review them, test again (c) start a new topic (d) ignore them
9. 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
10. 10.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
16. 16.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 21 dates and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
20. 20.🧪 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
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
22. 22.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) staring at the page
24. 24.🃏 You test yourself on 29 formulas and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
25. 25.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 formulas and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 16 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) closed-book writing
33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) explaining it aloud (d) teaching your sibling
34. 34.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
37. 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
38. 38.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
40. 40.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick

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