Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 370 · 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
3. 3.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
5. 5.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 15 dates and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
9. 9.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) test yourself often (c) listen once (d) highlight it all
11. 11.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
13. 13.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 28 spellings and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 state capitals and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) closed-book writing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) covering the answers (d) only listening again
18. 18.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
20. 20.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
24. 24.🧪 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
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) answering old questions (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
28. 28.🃏 You test yourself on 16 formulas and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.🃏 You test yourself on 21 dates and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
31. 31.🃏 You test yourself on 13 formulas and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) covering the answers
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
35. 35.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
37. 37.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
39. 39.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) start a new topic
40. 40.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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