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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 354 · 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.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  3. 3.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  4. 4.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) blank-page recall
  6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  9. 9.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) highlight it all (d) test yourself often
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) quizzing with cards
  11. 11.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
  13. 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) watching it again
  14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) explaining it aloud
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  17. 17.🃏 You test yourself on 14 formulas and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 12 dates and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) teaching your sibling
  21. 21.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 28 spellings and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
  24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 17 formulas and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  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.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
  31. 31.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
  35. 35.🧪 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
  36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) explaining it aloud
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) blank-page recall (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) blank-page recall (d) copying notes neatly
  40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 15 formulas and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

Answer key

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

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