Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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