Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 429 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 spellings and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
3. 3.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only a teacher (d) nobody
4. 4.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) ignore them (c) hide them (d) review them, test again
5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
6. 6.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) quizzing with cards
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: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) re-reading the chapter (c) covering the answers (d) quizzing with cards
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) staring at the page
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 11 formulas and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it needs no effort (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
16. 16.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) test yourself often (c) highlight it all (d) read it many times
17. 17.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions
23. 23.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) blank-page recall (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
25. 25.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
27. 27.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
31. 31.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 spellings and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 23 formulas and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) teaching your sibling
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 28 dates and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 Hindi words and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
39. 39.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) only listening again

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