Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 364 · 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.🧪 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
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 spellings and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
8. 8.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 formulas and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 14 formulas and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 17 state capitals and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
17. 17.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) read it many times (c) highlight it all (d) test yourself often
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
19. 19.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) copying notes neatly (d) answering old questions
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
25. 25.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) review them, test again (c) ignore them (d) hide them
26. 26.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 22 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
32. 32.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 flashcards and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 dates and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 23 spellings and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall

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