Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 344 · 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: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.🧪 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
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
5. 5.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) review them, test again (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
9. 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
10. 10.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
13. 13.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 29 spellings and get 23 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) teaching your sibling (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 spellings and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🃏 You test yourself on 25 dates and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
22. 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
23. 23.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
25. 25.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) listen once (c) read it many times (d) highlight it all
26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
27. 27.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) only listening again (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
31. 31.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) watching it again
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 15 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 29 formulas and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) watching it again
38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall

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