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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 380 · 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.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) you should stop (d) a gap to study again
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 21 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
  7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 formulas and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) closed-book writing (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
  12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  14. 14.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  17. 17.🃏 You test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
  19. 19.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
  21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
  26. 26.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  29. 29.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
  35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 24 dates and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 36.🧪 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
  37. 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
  38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic

Answer key

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

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