Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 73 · 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.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) anyone, even a toy (d) nobody
6. 6.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) closed-book writing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) answering old questions (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) closed-book writing
10. 10.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 20 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
11. 11.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) answering old questions
12. 12.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) a gap to study again (c) the topic is useless (d) you should stop
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
14. 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
15. 15.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
18. 18.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.🃏 You test yourself on 17 dates and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
22. 22.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
27. 27.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) quizzing with cards
28. 28.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
29. 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
30. 30.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) blank-page recall (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 14 state capitals and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
34. 34.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 flashcards and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) closed-book writing (d) quizzing with cards
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
37. 37.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 13 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
40. 40.Which of these is active recall? (a) covering the answers (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything

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