Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 179 · 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.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) start a new topic
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) the topic is useless (c) you are bad at it (d) you should stop
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 10 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 formulas and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
20. 20.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only adults
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.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) copying notes neatly
25. 25.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🃏 You test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
28. 28.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 flashcards and get 15 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) highlighting everything (d) watching it again
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
35. 35.🧪 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
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 30 formulas and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) answering old questions (c) covering the answers (d) quizzing with cards
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
39. 39.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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