Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 485 · 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.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 spellings and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
2. 2.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
5. 5.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only a teacher (d) only adults
6. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
7. 7.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
9. 9.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 Hindi words and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) quizzing with cards
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.🃏 You test yourself on 23 formulas and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) teaching your sibling
16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) explaining it aloud (d) staring at the page
22. 22.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) explaining it aloud (c) highlighting everything (d) watching it again
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
25. 25.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) teaching your sibling
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) copying notes neatly
30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) closed-book writing
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
33. 33.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
35. 35.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) blank-page recall (c) re-reading the chapter (d) watching it again
36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 18 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 20 Hindi words and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) closed-book writing
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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