Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 257 · 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.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it needs no effort
3. 3.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) nobody
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you are bad at it (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) answering old questions (d) staring at the page
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
13. 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) explaining it aloud (d) blank-page recall
19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 Hindi words and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 16 state capitals and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 28 dates and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 dates and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
25. 25.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) explaining it aloud (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
28. 28.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
30. 30.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 14 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
38. 38.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 19 dates and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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