Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 314 · 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 of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) explaining it aloud
2. 2.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) you are bad at it
7. 7.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
10. 10.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
21. 21.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 dates and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
23. 23.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) hide them
24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 spellings and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🃏 You test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
36. 36.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
40. 40.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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