Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 478 · 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
5. 5.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
7. 7.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) tests are just fun
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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 24 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
12. 12.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
19. 19.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
25. 25.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) review them, test again (c) start a new topic (d) hide them
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 24 Hindi words and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
30. 30.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 21 spellings and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 17 dates and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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