Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 466 · 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: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
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: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
13. 13.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
16. 16.🃏 You test yourself on 26 formulas and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
20. 20.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
25. 25.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
27. 27.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
28. 28.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
29. 29.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) blank-page recall (c) highlighting everything (d) teaching your sibling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) closed-book writing (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
32. 32.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
35. 35.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) quizzing with cards
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
40. 40.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) False (b) True

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