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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 264 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. close the book
  2. learn the topic
  3. recalling makes it stick
  4. teaching your sibling
  5. review them, test again
  6. learn the topic
  7. False
  8. staring at the page
  9. 6
  10. passive review
  11. blank-page recall
  12. highlighting everything
  13. 4
  14. passive review
  15. 8
  16. copying notes neatly
  17. True
  18. closed-book writing
  19. True
  20. 8
  21. covering the answers
  22. False
  23. passive review
  24. False
  25. passive review
  26. True
  27. quizzing with cards
  28. 4
  29. anyone, even a toy
  30. 4
  31. True
  32. copying notes neatly
  33. a gap to study again
  34. 10
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. active recall
  37. 6
  38. closed-book writing
  39. watching it again
  40. close the book

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