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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 54 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) blank-page recall (c) answering old questions (d) explaining it aloud
  2. 2.🃏 You test yourself on 16 formulas and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) re-reading the chapter (c) teaching your sibling (d) quizzing with cards
  5. 5.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  8. 8.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧪 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
  10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
  11. 11.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  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.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
  16. 16.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
  18. 18.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) nobody (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) anyone, even a toy
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
  20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) covering the answers
  21. 21.🃏 You test yourself on 30 dates and get 14 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  23. 23.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
  24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  25. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) explaining it aloud
  27. 27.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  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.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) re-reading the chapter
  31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) teaching your sibling (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) watching it again
  32. 32.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
  34. 34.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) explaining it aloud
  35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  36. 36.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
  39. 39.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) explaining it aloud (c) staring at the page (d) highlighting everything

Answer key

  1. highlighting everything
  2. 2
  3. active recall
  4. re-reading the chapter
  5. False
  6. close the book
  7. active recall
  8. True
  9. a gap to study again
  10. blank-page recall
  11. True
  12. passive review
  13. learn the topic
  14. True
  15. learn the topic
  16. explain it simply
  17. blank-page recall
  18. anyone, even a toy
  19. explain it simply
  20. covering the answers
  21. 16
  22. active recall
  23. closed-book writing
  24. passive review
  25. passive review
  26. copying notes neatly
  27. True
  28. 4
  29. learn the topic
  30. re-reading the chapter
  31. teaching your sibling
  32. True
  33. quizzing with cards
  34. explaining it aloud
  35. active recall
  36. False
  37. active recall
  38. highlighting everything
  39. False
  40. explaining it aloud

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