Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 224 · 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.🃏 You test yourself on 30 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
2. 2.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
5. 5.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching your sibling (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
10. 10.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) only adults (c) nobody (d) anyone, even a toy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly
12. 12.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) start a new topic (c) hide them (d) ignore them
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
16. 16.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you are bad at it (c) you should stop (d) a gap to study again
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 14 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
21. 21.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) explaining it aloud
24. 24.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) watching it again (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) covering the answers (c) staring at the page (d) copying notes neatly
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 21 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 Hindi words and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) read it many times (c) listen once (d) highlight it all
38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
39. 39.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing

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