Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 317 · 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.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
3. 3.🃏 You test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
4. 4.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) review them, test again (c) hide them (d) start a new topic
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) teaching your sibling
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
14. 14.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) teaching your sibling (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 state capitals and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) re-reading the chapter (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
24. 24.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 spellings and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 formulas and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 12 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
39. 39.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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