Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 75 · 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.🧪 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
2. 2.🧪 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
3. 3.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) anyone, even a toy (b) only a teacher (c) only adults (d) nobody
4. 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 23 state capitals and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
5. 5.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
7. 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
8. 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
9. 9.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) explaining it aloud
10. 10.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it is faster to read
11. 11.🃏 You test yourself on 25 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
12. 12.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) teaching your sibling (c) staring at the page (d) covering the answers
13. 13.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 dates and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 9 of them right. How many are still wrong?
15. 15.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🃏 You test yourself on 19 state capitals and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
18. 18.🧪 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
19. 19.🃏 You test yourself on 20 formulas and get 18 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
20. 20.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) covering the answers (c) staring at the page (d) copying notes neatly
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
22. 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) active recall (b) passive review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
26. 26.🃏 You test yourself on 19 Hindi words and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) covering the answers
28. 28.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
29. 29.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is passive review? (a) closed-book writing (b) covering the answers (c) highlighting everything (d) teaching your sibling
31. 31.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
32. 32.🃏 You test yourself on 30 spellings and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
33. 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “copying notes neatly” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) active recall (b) passive review
36. 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 17 spellings and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
37. 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
38. 38.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 state capitals and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) teaching your sibling (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions

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