Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 63 · 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: staring at the page? (a) active recall (b) passive review
2. 2.🃏 You test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
3. 3.🃏 You test yourself on 11 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
4. 4.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only adults (c) only a teacher (d) nobody
5. 5.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
7. 7.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 15 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
10. 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) blank-page recall (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 formulas and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) watching it again (d) re-reading the chapter
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) re-reading the chapter (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
15. 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
17. 17.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) covering the answers (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
20. 20.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it is faster to read (c) it needs no effort (d) recalling makes it stick
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting everything
23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
24. 24.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 flashcards and get 12 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
25. 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) watching it again (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) teaching your sibling
26. 26.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) the topic is useless (c) you are bad at it (d) you should stop
28. 28.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 27 dates and get 24 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.True or false: “watching it again” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
33. 33.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
34. 34.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) highlight it all (c) test yourself often (d) listen once
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) quizzing with cards (d) copying notes neatly
37. 37.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 dates and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
38. 38.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall

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