Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 336 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you are bad at it
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) teaching your sibling (c) explaining it aloud (d) closed-book writing
6. 6.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
8. 8.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) blank-page recall (c) quizzing with cards (d) explaining it aloud
10. 10.🃏 You test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions
12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 17 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) tests are just fun (c) it needs no effort (d) recalling makes it stick
17. 17.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
19. 19.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) blank-page recall (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
24. 24.🧪 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
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) explaining it aloud (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
26. 26.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) highlighting everything
30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 17 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 23 spellings and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 19 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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