Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 348 · 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: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) teaching your sibling (d) covering the answers
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) a gap to study again (c) you should stop (d) you are bad at it
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 23 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
9. 9.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 30 flashcards and get 23 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
13. 13.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
18. 18.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 spellings and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) closed-book writing
26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
27. 27.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
30. 30.🃏 You test yourself on 11 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
33. 33.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
37. 37.🧪 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
38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) watching it again (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
40. 40.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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