Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 400 · 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 active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) only listening again
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) read it many times (c) listen once (d) highlight it all
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
6. 6.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) explaining it aloud
9. 9.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) explaining it aloud
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 spellings and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) the topic is useless (c) you are bad at it (d) you should stop
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) answering old questions (c) blank-page recall (d) teaching your sibling
18. 18.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧪 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
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) copying notes neatly
24. 24.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) watching it again
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) re-reading the chapter
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
37. 37.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) closed-book writing
38. 38.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again

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