Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 447 · 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: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
5. 5.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) covering the answers (d) watching it again
7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 spellings and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
15. 15.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) only listening again (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
21. 21.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
24. 24.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) closed-book writing (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) only listening again (c) highlighting everything (d) staring at the page
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 state capitals and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) closed-book writing
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
35. 35.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
38. 38.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False

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