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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 175 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. active recall
  2. True
  3. teaching your sibling
  4. closed-book writing
  5. teaching your sibling
  6. a gap to study again
  7. quizzing with cards
  8. False
  9. highlighting everything
  10. passive review
  11. 12
  12. False
  13. only listening again
  14. active recall
  15. 18
  16. close the book
  17. 4
  18. False
  19. learn the topic
  20. learn the topic
  21. passive review
  22. 12
  23. staring at the page
  24. 11
  25. True
  26. blank-page recall
  27. close the book
  28. review them, test again
  29. anyone, even a toy
  30. False
  31. False
  32. watching it again
  33. True
  34. False
  35. re-reading the chapter
  36. test yourself often
  37. passive review
  38. covering the answers
  39. passive review
  40. 15

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