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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 406 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) quizzing with cards
  3. 3.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) covering the answers
  5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 formulas and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 11 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) quizzing with cards
  8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) only listening again
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  10. 10.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) listen once (c) read it many times (d) highlight it all
  11. 11.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 11 state capitals and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  14. 14.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  15. 15.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  18. 18.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) answering old questions (d) re-reading the chapter
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) blank-page recall (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
  21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
  22. 22.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) recalling makes it stick
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) only listening again (d) watching it again
  24. 24.🃏 You test yourself on 29 state capitals and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  25. 25.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
  27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) you are bad at it
  29. 29.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
  32. 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  33. 33.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 26 Hindi words and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 36.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  38. 38.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) teaching your sibling
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) teaching your sibling (d) covering the answers

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. quizzing with cards
  3. False
  4. re-reading the chapter
  5. 12
  6. 2
  7. re-reading the chapter
  8. only listening again
  9. active recall
  10. test yourself often
  11. True
  12. 2
  13. passive review
  14. active recall
  15. True
  16. False
  17. passive review
  18. False
  19. answering old questions
  20. watching it again
  21. staring at the page
  22. recalling makes it stick
  23. covering the answers
  24. 21
  25. False
  26. staring at the page
  27. active recall
  28. a gap to study again
  29. False
  30. True
  31. highlighting everything
  32. passive review
  33. True
  34. False
  35. 18
  36. False
  37. 7
  38. True
  39. teaching your sibling
  40. copying notes neatly

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