Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 239 · 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.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
4. 4.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
11. 11.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 28 spellings and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 21 formulas and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
19. 19.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) hide them
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) explaining it aloud (d) answering old questions
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
28. 28.🧪 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
29. 29.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 13 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) test yourself often (c) highlight it all (d) listen once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 dates and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
36. 36.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 10 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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