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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 349 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. test yourself often
  3. 2
  4. copying notes neatly
  5. close the book
  6. active recall
  7. closed-book writing
  8. False
  9. passive review
  10. 2
  11. False
  12. explain it simply
  13. closed-book writing
  14. passive review
  15. quizzing with cards
  16. covering the answers
  17. True
  18. 2
  19. anyone, even a toy
  20. explain it simply
  21. staring at the page
  22. active recall
  23. passive review
  24. 24
  25. recalling makes it stick
  26. close the book
  27. a gap to study again
  28. highlighting everything
  29. review them, test again
  30. active recall
  31. only listening again
  32. only listening again
  33. explaining it aloud
  34. re-reading the chapter
  35. 2
  36. 22
  37. False
  38. active recall
  39. 7
  40. answering old questions

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