Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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