Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 310 · 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.🃏 You test yourself on 23 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
2. 2.🃏 You test yourself on 20 Hindi words and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
3. 3.🧪 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
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
10. 10.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
13. 13.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) hide them (c) start a new topic (d) ignore them
14. 14.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) test yourself often (c) listen once (d) read it many times
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
17. 17.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 16 Hindi words and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
19. 19.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
24. 24.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) covering the answers
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
31. 31.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) blank-page recall (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 13 formulas and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False

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