Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 61 · 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.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) highlight it all (b) read it many times (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
3. 3.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) closed-book writing
4. 4.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 15 spellings and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 state capitals and get 18 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
7. 7.🃏 You test yourself on 30 spellings and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
10. 10.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
11. 11.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) explaining it aloud
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 30 spellings and get 23 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) copying notes neatly (c) covering the answers (d) closed-book writing
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) watching it again
18. 18.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
21. 21.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) blank-page recall (d) explaining it aloud
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) only listening again (c) blank-page recall (d) teaching your sibling
24. 24.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
25. 25.🃏 You test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
27. 27.Which of these is active recall? (a) explaining it aloud (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 state capitals and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) explaining it aloud
31. 31.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting everything (d) watching it again
33. 33.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 dates and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) closed-book writing (c) explaining it aloud (d) answering old questions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) covering the answers (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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