Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 415 · 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.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) only listening again
10. 10.🃏 You test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) answering old questions (d) teaching your sibling
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
13. 13.🧪 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
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) only listening again
19. 19.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
20. 20.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) staring at the page (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) teaching your sibling
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
29. 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) covering the answers (d) copying notes neatly
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) start a new topic (c) ignore them (d) hide them
33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) closed-book writing
35. 35.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
37. 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) explaining it aloud (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
38. 38.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) teaching your sibling (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter

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