Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 318 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 dates and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
2. 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) answering old questions (d) closed-book writing
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
4. 4.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
8. 8.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it needs no effort
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
12. 12.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you are bad at it (c) you should stop (d) a gap to study again
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 spellings and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 23 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 22 Hindi words and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 13 formulas and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) anyone, even a toy
31. 31.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 27 spellings and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) only listening again
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 27 spellings and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) covering the answers (c) blank-page recall (d) explaining it aloud

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