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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 200 · 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 passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
  2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  3. 3.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
  6. 6.🃏 You test yourself on 29 Hindi words and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) only listening again
  9. 9.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) highlight it all (c) read it many times (d) listen once
  11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 20 Hindi words and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
  13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 14 formulas and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 20 formulas and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  15. 15.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  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.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) only listening again
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) closed-book writing
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  26. 26.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) closed-book writing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) watching it again
  29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  31. 31.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  33. 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) closed-book writing (d) only listening again
  34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) covering the answers (c) answering old questions (d) closed-book writing
  35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  37. 37.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  39. 39.🧪 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
  40. 40.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?

Answer key

  1. re-reading the chapter
  2. active recall
  3. False
  4. True
  5. re-reading the chapter
  6. 18
  7. quizzing with cards
  8. only listening again
  9. False
  10. test yourself often
  11. 7
  12. blank-page recall
  13. 8
  14. 9
  15. False
  16. explain it simply
  17. close the book
  18. recalling makes it stick
  19. explain it simply
  20. covering the answers
  21. learn the topic
  22. close the book
  23. only listening again
  24. active recall
  25. answering old questions
  26. False
  27. staring at the page
  28. watching it again
  29. passive review
  30. passive review
  31. True
  32. close the book
  33. closed-book writing
  34. highlighting everything
  35. learn the topic
  36. 10
  37. True
  38. active recall
  39. a gap to study again
  40. 10

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