Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 381 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🃏 You test yourself on 11 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 15 dates and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 formulas and get 19 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) explaining it aloud
12. 12.🧪 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
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) blank-page recall (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) blank-page recall (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
17. 17.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) teaching your sibling (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) the topic is useless
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) closed-book writing (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) closed-book writing (d) only listening again
27. 27.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) start a new topic (d) review them, test again
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
31. 31.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
33. 33.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 22 flashcards and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 27 state capitals and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) highlighting everything (c) explaining it aloud (d) blank-page recall
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
39. 39.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) only adults (c) nobody (d) anyone, even a toy
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud

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