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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 402 · 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.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
  2. 2.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧪 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
  5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
  7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
  9. 9.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) hide them
  11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  13. 13.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
  14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) a gap to study again (c) you are bad at it (d) you should stop
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting everything (d) blank-page recall
  16. 16.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  18. 18.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) covering the answers (d) only listening again
  21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 22 formulas and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) copying notes neatly
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  28. 28.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 Hindi words and get 17 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  31. 31.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  32. 32.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 dates and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
  35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) explaining it aloud (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
  36. 36.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 23 Hindi words and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply

Answer key

  1. highlighting everything
  2. False
  3. recalling makes it stick
  4. teaching your sibling
  5. watching it again
  6. only listening again
  7. learn the topic
  8. close the book
  9. True
  10. review them, test again
  11. 4
  12. active recall
  13. only listening again
  14. a gap to study again
  15. highlighting everything
  16. False
  17. 5
  18. True
  19. learn the topic
  20. covering the answers
  21. learn the topic
  22. passive review
  23. 6
  24. explain it simply
  25. quizzing with cards
  26. explaining it aloud
  27. re-reading the chapter
  28. False
  29. close the book
  30. 5
  31. staring at the page
  32. True
  33. 13
  34. anyone, even a toy
  35. explaining it aloud
  36. False
  37. 14
  38. active recall
  39. closed-book writing
  40. learn the topic

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