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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 323 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. closed-book writing
  2. learn the topic
  3. review them, test again
  4. active recall
  5. quizzing with cards
  6. blank-page recall
  7. 7
  8. passive review
  9. recalling makes it stick
  10. learn the topic
  11. False
  12. passive review
  13. explain it simply
  14. blank-page recall
  15. a gap to study again
  16. explain it simply
  17. copying notes neatly
  18. 3
  19. False
  20. teaching your sibling
  21. close the book
  22. passive review
  23. 3
  24. test yourself often
  25. explaining it aloud
  26. False
  27. 3
  28. active recall
  29. False
  30. False
  31. 12
  32. 7
  33. active recall
  34. only listening again
  35. 10
  36. active recall
  37. True
  38. covering the answers
  39. True
  40. watching it again

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