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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 300 · 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.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🃏 You test yourself on 24 Hindi words and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  3. 3.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
  6. 6.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 23 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  9. 9.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
  10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
  12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 13 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) blank-page recall (d) closed-book writing
  14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  16. 16.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) nobody (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
  17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 state capitals and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  19. 19.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) start a new topic (c) review them, test again (d) hide them
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
  21. 21.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) answering old questions
  23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 spellings and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 15 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
  28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) only listening again
  29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
  31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  37. 37.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
  39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  40. 40.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick

Answer key

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

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