Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 190 · 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: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
3. 3.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) anyone, even a toy (c) nobody (d) only adults
8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 21 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
12. 12.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) tests are just fun
14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) only listening again
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
20. 20.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) hide them (d) review them, test again
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 29 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 20 spellings and get 17 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) the topic is useless
35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
37. 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 18 formulas and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
40. 40.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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