Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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