Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 454 · 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: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) start a new topic (c) ignore them (d) hide them
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) explaining it aloud (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
6. 6.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
8. 8.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) it needs no effort (c) it is faster to read (d) tests are just fun
9. 9.🃏 You test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you are bad at it (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
13. 13.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
18. 18.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) answering old questions
23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
24. 24.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
26. 26.🃏 You test yourself on 17 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
27. 27.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only adults
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
29. 29.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) quizzing with cards (c) explaining it aloud (d) watching it again
31. 31.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
33. 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
38. 38.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 28 dates and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 16 of them right. How many are still wrong?

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