Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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