Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 367 · 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 active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering old questions (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
6. 6.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
9. 9.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) highlight it all (c) read it many times (d) listen once
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 state capitals and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 11 of them right. How many are still wrong?
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 15 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) answering old questions (d) staring at the page
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
22. 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you are bad at it (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 dates and get 15 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
31. 31.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
32. 32.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it is faster to read
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 11 dates and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 17 spellings and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
39. 39.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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