Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 297 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
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.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) you should stop (d) the topic is useless
5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) blank-page recall (c) staring at the page (d) explaining it aloud
9. 9.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 state capitals and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
10. 10.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) re-reading the chapter (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
12. 12.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) highlight it all (c) listen once (d) test yourself often
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 spellings and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.🃏 You test yourself on 30 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
20. 20.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) nobody (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) closed-book writing (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
26. 26.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 spellings and get 15 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) blank-page recall (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
34. 34.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 28 spellings and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) tests are just fun
39. 39.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) review them, test again (c) ignore them (d) start a new topic
40. 40.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

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