Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 197 · 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: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) blank-page recall (d) only listening again
4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) re-reading the chapter
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 spellings and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you are bad at it (c) you should stop (d) the topic is useless
10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) blank-page recall (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
12. 12.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only adults (c) nobody (d) only a teacher
13. 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
18. 18.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) watching it again (d) copying notes neatly
22. 22.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
24. 24.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
25. 25.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) highlight it all (d) test yourself often
26. 26.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) only listening again (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 16 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
37. 37.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 dates and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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