Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back
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.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
- 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.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) covering the answers (c) quizzing with cards (d) answering old questions
- 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 6.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 9.🃏 You test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
- 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
- 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
- 18.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) copying notes neatly (d) covering the answers
- 21.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
- 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.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
- 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
- 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.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
- 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 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.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
- 34.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
- 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
- 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
Answer key
- staring at the page
- explaining it aloud
- staring at the page
- watching it again
- active recall
- True
- learn the topic
- active recall
- 4
- test yourself often
- explain it simply
- highlighting everything
- explain it simply
- watching it again
- 6
- learn the topic
- only listening again
- True
- True
- copying notes neatly
- anyone, even a toy
- 7
- re-reading the chapter
- re-reading the chapter
- learn the topic
- teaching your sibling
- True
- covering the answers
- active recall
- 2
- False
- True
- quizzing with cards
- True
- learn the topic
- True
- learn the topic
- learn the topic
- passive review
- close the book
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