Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

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

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