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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 202 · 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) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
  2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
  4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) covering the answers (c) quizzing with cards (d) answering old questions
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  6. 6.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
  8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  9. 9.🃏 You test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  10. 10.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) read it many times (c) listen once (d) test yourself often
  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.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
  13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
  15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
  18. 18.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) copying notes neatly (d) covering the answers
  21. 21.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
  22. 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
  25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
  27. 27.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
  29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 spellings and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  31. 31.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
  34. 34.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  36. 36.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book

Answer key

  1. staring at the page
  2. explaining it aloud
  3. staring at the page
  4. watching it again
  5. active recall
  6. True
  7. learn the topic
  8. active recall
  9. 4
  10. test yourself often
  11. explain it simply
  12. highlighting everything
  13. explain it simply
  14. watching it again
  15. 6
  16. learn the topic
  17. only listening again
  18. True
  19. True
  20. copying notes neatly
  21. anyone, even a toy
  22. 7
  23. re-reading the chapter
  24. re-reading the chapter
  25. learn the topic
  26. teaching your sibling
  27. True
  28. covering the answers
  29. active recall
  30. 2
  31. False
  32. True
  33. quizzing with cards
  34. True
  35. learn the topic
  36. True
  37. learn the topic
  38. learn the topic
  39. passive review
  40. close the book

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