Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 362 · 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.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
3. 3.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 dates and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) highlight it all (c) read it many times (d) test yourself often
10. 10.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
13. 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
14. 14.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) nobody
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 11 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) ignore them (c) start a new topic (d) review them, test again
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
22. 22.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) tests are just fun
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
27. 27.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) blank-page recall
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 Hindi words and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) watching it again
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 20 state capitals and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 25 spellings and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 11 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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