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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 196 · 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.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
  2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  4. 4.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only a teacher (d) nobody
  5. 5.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it is faster to read (c) it needs no effort (d) recalling makes it stick
  6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  7. 7.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
  11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
  12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) only listening again (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) blank-page recall
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) closed-book writing
  18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  21. 21.🃏 You test yourself on 30 Hindi words and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching your sibling (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 spellings and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
  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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
  35. 35.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) explaining it aloud
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) teaching your sibling (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
  39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 24 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

Answer key

  1. answering old questions
  2. passive review
  3. active recall
  4. anyone, even a toy
  5. recalling makes it stick
  6. 6
  7. True
  8. passive review
  9. covering the answers
  10. watching it again
  11. blank-page recall
  12. passive review
  13. close the book
  14. active recall
  15. passive review
  16. only listening again
  17. highlighting everything
  18. 13
  19. learn the topic
  20. active recall
  21. 8
  22. active recall
  23. 3
  24. copying notes neatly
  25. answering old questions
  26. 2
  27. only listening again
  28. 7
  29. explain it simply
  30. covering the answers
  31. learn the topic
  32. learn the topic
  33. 8
  34. closed-book writing
  35. False
  36. 8
  37. explaining it aloud
  38. re-reading the chapter
  39. copying notes neatly
  40. 19

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