Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 79 · 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) teaching your sibling (b) copying notes neatly (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
3. 3.🃏 You test yourself on 21 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) teaching your sibling (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) copying notes neatly
5. 5.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) hide them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
6. 6.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
7. 7.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧪 Active recall or passive review: re-reading the chapter? (a) passive review (b) active recall
9. 9.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) highlight it all (c) test yourself often (d) read it many times
10. 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
11. 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or close the book? (a) learn the topic (b) close the book
12. 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 spellings and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
14. 14.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you are bad at it (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
16. 16.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
21. 21.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
22. 22.🃏 You test yourself on 20 flashcards and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 dates and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) passive review (b) active recall
25. 25.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
26. 26.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) re-reading the chapter (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) re-reading the chapter (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
28. 28.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 state capitals and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 Hindi words and get 23 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
33. 33.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) staring at the page (d) teaching your sibling
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) copying notes neatly
35. 35.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 12 formulas and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
36. 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) quizzing with cards (c) highlighting everything (d) re-reading the chapter
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) only listening again (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
38. 38.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) anyone, even a toy (c) nobody (d) only a teacher
39. 39.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
40. 40.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed

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