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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 428 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying notes neatly (c) explaining it aloud (d) teaching your sibling
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
  5. 5.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
  6. 6.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
  7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
  9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
  11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 state capitals and get 15 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
  13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
  15. 15.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) blank-page recall
  17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) re-reading the chapter
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
  19. 19.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
  20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) copying notes neatly (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
  21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  23. 23.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) covering the answers
  26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) staring at the page
  27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
  29. 29.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🃏 You test yourself on 28 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 spellings and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 10 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
  37. 37.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
  39. 39.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it is faster to read (c) tests are just fun (d) it needs no effort

Answer key

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

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