Building a Word Bank That Sticks · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

A word bank that sticks

Languages · Language Learning · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Rereading the list twice beats one test from memory.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What goes in your bank for each word?

    • The word alone
    • Your own sentence
    • Only its first letter

  3. A card you miss goes where?

    • Back in the pile
    • In the bin at once
    • To a friend forever

  4. Which plan seals words best?

    • A little each day plus sleep
    • One huge night
    • No review at all

  5. When do you add new words?

    • Before ever looking back
    • Only on feast days
    • After the old misses

  6. Using a word in talk within a day helps keep it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Whose sentence proves the word is owned?

    • The child who wrote her own sentence
    • The child who copied the gloss
    • The child who skipped the example

  8. Sam rereads his list nightly but blanks on quiz day. What change helps most?

    • Reread even more each night
    • Test from memory in short spaced rounds
    • Grow the list twice as fast
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Answer key

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A word bank that sticks W1-mt_gGV99k0ZpI-s1

  1. False · Pulling sense up from memory builds the hold.
  2. Your own sentence · Your sentence proves you know its habits.
  3. Back in the pile · Misses earn more rounds, not the bin.
  4. A little each day plus sleep · Spaced days plus sleep seal the work.
  5. After the old misses · Old misses come before fresh words.
  6. True · A word used fast is a word kept.
  7. The child who wrote her own sentence · Her sentence shows the word's habits in action.
  8. Test from memory in short spaced rounds · Memory tests build recall that rereads never do.
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