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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 281 · 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: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) explaining it aloud (d) teaching your sibling
  5. 5.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) ignore them (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
  7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  8. 8.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
  10. 10.🃏 You test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) teaching your sibling
  13. 13.🧪 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
  14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) you should stop (d) a gap to study again
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  16. 16.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
  18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 Hindi words and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 21 Hindi words and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  20. 20.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) covering the answers (c) staring at the page (d) only listening again
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  23. 23.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
  26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  27. 27.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  29. 29.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 10 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  33. 33.🧪 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
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
  37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
  39. 39.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?

Answer key

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

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