Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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