Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 50 · 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.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
2. 2.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 flashcards and get 21 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
4. 4.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
6. 6.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) anyone, even a toy (c) only adults (d) only a teacher
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
9. 9.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) listen once (c) read it many times (d) test yourself often
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly
11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) answering old questions
13. 13.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) teaching your sibling (d) staring at the page
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
16. 16.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
18. 18.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) ignore them (c) start a new topic (d) review them, test again
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) covering the answers (d) quizzing with cards
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) watching it again
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 dates and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
27. 27.🃏 You test yourself on 13 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
28. 28.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) covering the answers
31. 31.🃏 You test yourself on 10 dates and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 12 dates and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) the topic is useless (c) a gap to study again (d) you are bad at it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) teaching your sibling
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) blank-page recall (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
40. 40.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True

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