Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 84 · 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.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) it is faster to read
2. 2.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) active recall (b) passive review
3. 3.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
4. 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 26 state capitals and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
7. 7.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) start a new topic (c) ignore them (d) review them, test again
8. 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) copying notes neatly (b) watching it again (c) blank-page recall (d) staring at the page
9. 9.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 24 Hindi words and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “only listening again” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) copying notes neatly (c) watching it again (d) explaining it aloud
13. 13.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 29 flashcards and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
14. 14.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) watching it again (c) explaining it aloud (d) covering the answers
16. 16.Which of these is active recall? (a) closed-book writing (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) re-reading the chapter
17. 17.Which of these is active recall? (a) staring at the page (b) highlighting everything (c) only listening again (d) quizzing with cards
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
19. 19.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 dates and get 10 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 8 of them right. How many are still wrong?
20. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
21. 21.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only adults (b) only a teacher (c) nobody (d) anyone, even a toy
22. 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 dates and get 16 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
23. 23.Which of these is passive review? (a) staring at the page (b) answering old questions (c) teaching your sibling (d) blank-page recall
24. 24.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) covering the answers (d) blank-page recall
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) passive review (b) active recall
28. 28.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) blank-page recall
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 19 Hindi words and get 13 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
33. 33.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you should stop (b) a gap to study again (c) you are bad at it (d) the topic is useless
37. 37.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
38. 38.True or false: “answering old questions” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🃏 You test yourself on 30 Hindi words and get 16 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) copying notes neatly

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