Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 305 · 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) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) explaining it aloud (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
9. 9.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) explaining it aloud (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
18. 18.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) teaching your sibling (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
30. 30.🧪 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
34. 34.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 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
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
39. 39.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
40. 40.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

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