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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 306 · 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.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  2. 2.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 state capitals and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  3. 3.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) nobody (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
  4. 4.🃏 You test yourself on 23 flashcards and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
  9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  10. 10.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) re-reading the chapter
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
  14. 14.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) listen once (c) read it many times (d) test yourself often
  15. 15.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🃏 You test yourself on 15 formulas and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
  18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 17 flashcards and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  20. 20.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
  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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  23. 23.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) it needs no effort
  24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
  26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
  30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  31. 31.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 dates and get 19 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
  37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 11 formulas and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

Answer key

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

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