Retrieval Practice Instead of Rereading · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Close the book and recall

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 14-15
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A page that feels familiar is proof you could answer questions on it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What is the opening move of active recall?

    • Put the notes away and write what you remember
    • Read the page once more, slowly
    • Copy the notes out neatly

  3. After the blank page recall, what do you do next?

    • Throw the page away and reread
    • Check against the notes and list what you missed
    • Start a new topic at once

  4. A week later, how do you reuse the same notes?

    • Read them twice the night before
    • Highlight them in new colours
    • Turn them into questions and answer from memory first

  5. What is the miss list for?

    • It proves recall does not work
    • It replaces the notes for good
    • It is your real study guide, showing what to review

  6. Recall feels harder than rereading. What does that hardness mean?

    • The method is failing and you should stop
    • The effort itself is building the memory
    • You chose notes that are too long

  7. Two friends revise one hour each. One rereads, one recalls and checks. Who keeps more next month, and why?

    • The rereader, because they covered more pages
    • Both the same, because time was equal
    • The recaller, because pulling answers out builds lasting memory

  8. A learner recalls with the notes open beside the blank page and scores perfectly. Why does the test still fail them?

    • Blank paper is the wrong size
    • Peeking turns recall into copying, so nothing was built
    • The notes contain too much detail
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Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Close the book and recall W1-mt_Pj5Au-ztqs-s1

  1. False · Familiarity is a feeling, not evidence of memory.
  2. Put the notes away and write what you remember · Recall starts with the notes out of sight and a blank page.
  3. Check against the notes and list what you missed · Checking turns the recall into a guide for what to review.
  4. Turn them into questions and answer from memory first · Questions force recall again, which is what keeps the memory alive.
  5. It is your real study guide, showing what to review · The misses point at the exact gaps worth your next minutes.
  6. The effort itself is building the memory · Struggle to retrieve is the workout that strengthens the trace.
  7. The recaller, because pulling answers out builds lasting memory · Retrieval builds memory while rereading builds only familiarity.
  8. Peeking turns recall into copying, so nothing was built · With answers visible, the brain copies instead of retrieving.
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