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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 222 · 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.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) highlight it all (d) test yourself often
  2. 2.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) nobody (c) only adults (d) only a teacher
  3. 3.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) staring at the page (c) explaining it aloud (d) quizzing with cards
  5. 5.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
  8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  10. 10.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
  12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 12 formulas and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 11 flashcards and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
  17. 17.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
  19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  22. 22.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
  24. 24.🃏 You test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
  26. 26.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) closed-book writing (c) covering the answers (d) answering old questions
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  30. 30.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  37. 37.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 17 dates and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 20 dates and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) copying notes neatly

Answer key

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

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