Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 178 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
3. 3.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) start a new topic (c) hide them (d) ignore them
4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 13 formulas and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
12. 12.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) tests are just fun
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
14. 14.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) blank-page recall (c) explaining it aloud (d) watching it again
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) blank-page recall (d) watching it again
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) highlighting everything
24. 24.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) covering the answers (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) blank-page recall (d) staring at the page
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
32. 32.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 20 state capitals and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) explaining it aloud
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) highlight it all (c) listen once (d) read it many times
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) answering old questions
38. 38.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
40. 40.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) only a teacher

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