Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 233 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
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) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
5. 5.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) closed-book writing
7. 7.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) blank-page recall (c) staring at the page (d) explaining it aloud
9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) quizzing with cards
10. 10.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) blank-page recall (d) watching it again
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
20. 20.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
23. 23.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
26. 26.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting everything
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 formulas and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 24 formulas and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) copying notes neatly (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards

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