Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 42 · 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 passive review? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) blank-page recall
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) a gap to study again
4. 4.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
6. 6.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 23 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
9. 9.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) nobody
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) teaching your sibling
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
13. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 16 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
15. 15.🃏 You test yourself on 12 spellings and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
16. 16.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything
18. 18.🃏 You test yourself on 19 formulas and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
20. 20.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) blank-page recall (d) closed-book writing
27. 27.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 dates and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
29. 29.🧪 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
30. 30.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) hide them (c) start a new topic (d) ignore them
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 formulas and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 17 formulas and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) answering old questions (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 24 formulas and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 22 spellings and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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