Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 326 · 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.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) recalling makes it stick
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) blank-page recall
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
4. 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
8. 8.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) listen once (c) test yourself often (d) read it many times
9. 9.🧪 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
10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) watching it again
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
13. 13.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
15. 15.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) blank-page recall (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
19. 19.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only adults
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
26. 26.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) teaching your sibling
29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 Hindi words and get 19 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 22 formulas and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 30 flashcards and get 25 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
37. 37.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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