Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 6 · 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.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
2. 2.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
4. 4.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
5. 5.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) covering the answers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) only listening again
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) only listening again
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) quizzing with cards (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting everything
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 spellings and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.Which of these is active recall? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) copying notes neatly
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) staring at the page (c) quizzing with cards (d) re-reading the chapter
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
15. 15.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) explaining it aloud (d) highlighting everything
16. 16.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) a gap to study again
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
20. 20.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) closed-book writing
21. 21.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 spellings and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
26. 26.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
30. 30.🃏 You test yourself on 15 state capitals and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 flashcards and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 dates and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 26 dates and get 21 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) staring at the page
39. 39.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) only listening again (c) staring at the page (d) closed-book writing
40. 40.🃏 You test yourself on 14 spellings and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?

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