Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 296 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
2. 2.🃏 You test yourself on 11 state capitals and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 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?
7. 7.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
9. 9.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) hide them
10. 10.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) you are bad at it (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
13. 13.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) covering the answers
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 22 flashcards and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) blank-page recall (d) copying notes neatly
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
26. 26.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 17 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 Hindi words and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 17 of them right. How many are still wrong?
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 15 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
37. 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 15 dates and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) answering old questions (d) covering the answers

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