Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 392 · 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 passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) quizzing with cards
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
3. 3.🧪 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
4. 4.🧪 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
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) highlighting everything
6. 6.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only adults
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
10. 10.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 formulas and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) explaining it aloud
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
22. 22.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
25. 25.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) answering old questions (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 23 state capitals and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
35. 35.🧪 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
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
38. 38.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True

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