Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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