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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 46 · 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 of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) watching it again
  2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
  3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) highlighting everything
  4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) answering old questions (b) watching it again (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
  6. 6.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
  8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
  9. 9.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 spellings and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 10 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) a gap to study again
  13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) explaining it aloud (d) answering old questions
  15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  16. 16.🃏 You test yourself on 19 formulas and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) teaching your sibling (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
  18. 18.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
  19. 19.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) only a teacher
  20. 20.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 24 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  22. 22.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 11 formulas and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) blank-page recall (d) closed-book writing
  27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 23 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  29. 29.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) covering the answers
  32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
  33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  34. 34.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
  36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 30 spellings and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  38. 38.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) highlight it all (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
  39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) teaching your sibling (d) watching it again
  40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 16 formulas and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

Answer key

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

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