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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 223 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) closed-book writing
  4. 4.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
  6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  7. 7.🃏 You test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) blank-page recall
  9. 9.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it needs no effort
  10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
  11. 11.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only adults (c) nobody (d) only a teacher
  13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 17 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 dates and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  16. 16.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) test yourself often (c) highlight it all (d) read it many times
  17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 state capitals and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) you are bad at it (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
  21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  25. 25.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 14 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  31. 31.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  34. 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) blank-page recall (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
  37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 spellings and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  39. 39.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  40. 40.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them

Answer key

  1. close the book
  2. active recall
  3. closed-book writing
  4. 5
  5. answering old questions
  6. explain it simply
  7. 6
  8. watching it again
  9. recalling makes it stick
  10. copying notes neatly
  11. True
  12. anyone, even a toy
  13. 11
  14. 5
  15. 12
  16. test yourself often
  17. passive review
  18. 24
  19. 19
  20. a gap to study again
  21. watching it again
  22. passive review
  23. active recall
  24. passive review
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. active recall
  29. explain it simply
  30. 6
  31. True
  32. active recall
  33. passive review
  34. blank-page recall
  35. 22
  36. quizzing with cards
  37. 8
  38. 2
  39. 12
  40. review them, test again

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