Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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