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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 45 · 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.🧪 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
  2. 2.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) covering the answers (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
  4. 4.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) tests are just fun (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
  5. 5.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) re-reading the chapter
  7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  8. 8.🃏 You test yourself on 16 formulas and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  9. 9.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
  10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 21 Hindi words and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 14 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
  15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
  18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you are bad at it (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
  23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) answering old questions (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
  24. 24.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) only a teacher
  25. 25.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 spellings and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
  29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 formulas and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  30. 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
  32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) explaining it aloud (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
  33. 33.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) teaching your sibling (c) watching it again (d) covering the answers
  36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  38. 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  39. 39.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply

Answer key

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

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