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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 301 · 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: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  2. 2.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
  3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) closed-book writing (c) blank-page recall (d) staring at the page
  7. 7.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
  9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
  10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  12. 12.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 spellings and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
  17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
  22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 28 state capitals and get 25 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
  27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  28. 28.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
  29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 15 spellings and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
  31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) highlighting everything (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 36.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  39. 39.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly

Answer key

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

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