Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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