Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 173 · 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: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) you are bad at it
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) explaining it aloud (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🧪 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
8. 8.🧪 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
9. 9.🃏 You test yourself on 29 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) answering old questions
11. 11.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 state capitals and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 spellings and get 21 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) teaching your sibling
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
23. 23.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
26. 26.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
33. 33.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
37. 37.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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