Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 70 · 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.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
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) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) copying notes neatly
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 28 formulas and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🃏 You test yourself on 11 flashcards and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
7. 7.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) active recall (b) passive review
9. 9.🃏 You test yourself on 22 flashcards and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
10. 10.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
11. 11.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) watching it again (d) only listening again
13. 13.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
14. 14.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 Hindi words and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) teaching your sibling (d) copying notes neatly
18. 18.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) a gap to study again (b) you should stop (c) the topic is useless (d) you are bad at it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
21. 21.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 22 dates and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
23. 23.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) review them, test again (b) start a new topic (c) hide them (d) ignore them
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering old questions (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) watching it again
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
27. 27.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 flashcards and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
29. 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
30. 30.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) nobody (c) anyone, even a toy (d) only a teacher
31. 31.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) staring at the page (c) blank-page recall (d) explaining it aloud
33. 33.🃏 You test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
34. 34.🃏 You test yourself on 15 spellings and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
35. 35.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 formulas and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
40. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review

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