Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 199 · 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: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) teaching your sibling (c) quizzing with cards (d) explaining it aloud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
11. 11.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 spellings and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
15. 15.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
17. 17.🃏 You test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
18. 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) quizzing with cards
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
20. 20.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
23. 23.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
26. 26.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) only a teacher
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
31. 31.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them
32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 26 dates and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
36. 36.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) read it many times (c) highlight it all (d) listen once
37. 37.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting everything
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall

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