Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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