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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 375 · 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  2. 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) blank-page recall (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
  3. 3.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) answering old questions (d) closed-book writing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
  6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  7. 7.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
  8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  10. 10.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) test yourself often (c) read it many times (d) listen once
  11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
  12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) staring at the page
  15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 19 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  17. 17.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 Hindi words and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  21. 21.🃏 You test yourself on 10 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  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.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  26. 26.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
  29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 23 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
  34. 34.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
  35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 17 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
  39. 39.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it is faster to read (c) tests are just fun (d) it needs no effort
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly

Answer key

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

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