Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 53 · 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.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) tests are just fun (c) recalling makes it stick (d) it needs no effort
2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) answering old questions (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) a gap to study again (d) the topic is useless
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) blank-page recall (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
6. 6.🃏 You test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
7. 7.🃏 You test yourself on 21 dates and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
8. 8.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
9. 9.🃏 You test yourself on 16 spellings and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
10. 10.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 10 formulas and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
13. 13.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
17. 17.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 dates and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) teaching your sibling (c) answering old questions (d) blank-page recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) covering the answers
20. 20.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly
23. 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
24. 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) watching it again (c) answering old questions (d) blank-page recall
25. 25.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) re-reading the chapter (d) staring at the page
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) teaching your sibling (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
27. 27.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) test yourself often (c) listen once (d) highlight it all
28. 28.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) closed-book writing (c) only listening again (d) highlighting everything
29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 Hindi words and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) answering old questions
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) only listening again (d) explaining it aloud
35. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 26 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
36. 36.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) only listening again
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) review them, test again (d) ignore them
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall

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