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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 324 · 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.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
  3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) explaining it aloud (d) only listening again
  4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  7. 7.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
  9. 9.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
  11. 11.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  16. 16.🧪 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
  17. 17.🃏 You test yourself on 24 formulas and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) covering the answers (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
  20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  21. 21.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 11 dates and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
  26. 26.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
  28. 28.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 formulas and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
  31. 31.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
  33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) the topic is useless
  35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 28 flashcards and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
  37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 dates and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 11 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly

Answer key

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

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