Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 469 · 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.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) test yourself often (b) read it many times (c) highlight it all (d) listen once
2. 2.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) it is faster to read (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 dates 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) start a new topic (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them
9. 9.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) copying notes neatly (d) teaching your sibling
12. 12.🃏 You test yourself on 30 formulas and get 19 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 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?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) teaching your sibling
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
18. 18.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 19 spellings and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
22. 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
24. 24.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
26. 26.🃏 You test yourself on 18 dates and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
28. 28.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 27 spellings and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 dates and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🃏 You test yourself on 18 formulas and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
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.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🃏 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?
40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) answering old questions

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