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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 309 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) only listening again
  2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  9. 9.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 spellings and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) closed-book writing
  11. 11.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) ignore them (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
  12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
  15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  18. 18.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) blank-page recall (d) closed-book writing
  19. 19.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) highlight it all (c) read it many times (d) test yourself often
  22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 20 spellings and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) staring at the page (d) watching it again
  25. 25.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  27. 27.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 Hindi words and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  28. 28.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  30. 30.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
  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) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
  34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 10 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  36. 36.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) nobody
  37. 37.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  39. 39.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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